Now, I know that the title seems to state the obvious. But, before you accuse me of being a dirty old man, I am not talking about anatomy here. I am talking about NERVE. It is rather unbelievable to think that the wives of these politicians don’t have enough self-esteem to refuse to stand next to their cheating, no-good husbands after they have been caught fooling around.
Naturally, the immediate reason for this article is NY governor Eliot Spitzer. But, he is certainly not the first, and I dare say, not the last, to employ this political strategy. We all remember Hillary Clinton going on Good Morning America, 20/20, or one of those shows, and assuring America that she was not a “Tammy Wynette-Stand By Your Man” kind of woman. However, we all saw her “stand by her man” all during the Lewinsky, Flowers, Jones, etc, scandals.
Yes, it is unfathomable, at least to me, that these women continue to stand by their men during these most humiliating moments. I cannot imagine staying with my (former) wife, had this problem come up during our marriage. And I certainly can’t see her standing by me had I cheated on her. What a humiliation and a thievery of personal self-esteem and security that has to be. And ours was a private divorce.
Can you imagine what a strain such a public humiliation must be on the spouse of an elected official? It would be horrific enough to experience this in private. But to have to do it under the scrutiny of the media spotlight adds exponential stress.
But while the spouses’ behavior is incomprehensible, it defies human imagination how these “public servants” have the testicles to make them do it. I could not imagine being caught cheating on my wife, who is the mother of my children, and then actually demanding that she appear with me to try and lessen the severity of the public scrutiny of my behavior. I wouldn’t have the anatomy to ask, much less demand.
Yet there are untold numbers of politicians who have either asked or demanded that their wives do this. Spitzer is just the latest. Off the top of my head I can name many. Spitzer, Clinton, Larry Craig, former KY Democrat Gov. Paul Patton, N.J. Gov. Jim Mcgreevy, Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick, I could go on, but you get the point.
I do want to say that I feel very sorry for the families of these scum. Spitzer, for example, not only has a wife, but THREE, count them, THREE daughters. As the father of two girls myself, I can’t imagine what they would be going through mentally, not to mention all the whispers behind their backs in their social circles. Kids can be cruel to other kids, and they are blameless in this.
Politicians, and other would-be cheaters, take note. You didn’t need your wife and kids to arrange sexual liaisons with prostitutes, so don’t you dare try to hide behind them when you get busted! And that’s the Right Opinion!