Spitzer scandal shows gender politics' inequality

Americans today are far less tolerant of male adultery than in the past, and the public is unwilling to even consider forgiving a male politician unless his wife first shows that she forgives him. But even a wife's saintly support no longer works very well to get an errant politician off the hook.

The guys keep trying, though, because the American public doesn't seem ready to accept the messy realities of a real marriage between two partners who ... Full Story »