Ensign's Sex-Scandal Enabler?

Senator Tom Coburn knew of John Ensign’s affair 16 months ago—and concealed it from the public. But what, Max Blumenthal asks, did the conservative moral crusader tell his friend in private?

Since Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada has confessed to an extra-marital affair with a female campaign staffer married to one of his top Senate staffers, none of his Republican colleagues have been more supportive of him than his apartment roommate ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Jun 21, 2009 - 8:21 AM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 22, 2009

The story would be gossip if it were not for the high profile hypocrisy and double standards of the normally outspoken rage-full Senator Coburn. Given the situation, it is well jabbed.

Is Mrs. Hampton named Monica? Does Coburn want Ensign impeached? Has Coburn ever roomed with Senator Craig?

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Leo Romero
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by Leo Romero - Jun. 21, 2009
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Alfred J. Lemire
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by Alfred J. Lemire - Jun. 22, 2009

No. An "enabler" would have made the adultery possible. That accusation is central to the article and the pull quote and it is groundless. Mr. Blumenthal provides information on things that Sen. Coburn has said and uses them as a club against his friendship with Sen. Ensign. Mr. Blumenthal's claim that Sen. Coburn's "role in the scandal" "raises questions about the extent to which he participated in a coverup" is no more than hot breathing from a leftist. Apparently, Mr. Blumenthal is writing a book detailing such transgressions, no doubt a novelette in comparison to the Remembrance of Things Past or War and Peace that could be written about lefties. In American culture, those who tell others of a friend’s transgressions ... More »

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