I don’t have a ton of time — work pile up, etc — but this thought struck me and I had to go take a look. Since 1990 there have been somewhere around 40 documented instances of a sex scandal involving politicians. Perhaps unsurprisingly they are split almost smack dab in the middle between Republicans and Democrats. More interestingly (to me, at least), the Republicans — party of family values — sports no fewer than 7 scandals, or 35% of their total, involving homosexual activity.

• Larry Craig, looking for man-love in a bathroom stall.
• Richard Curtis, outed by a jilted “masseuse.”
• Glenn Murphy Jr., under investigation in a sexual assault of a sleeping man.
• Bob Allen, scared to death by the Big, Black Man in the public restroom so his cunning escape plan is to offer to pay him for the privilege of providing him oral satisfaction.
• Mark Foley, slinging naughty text messages to male congressional pages… but it was the alcohol talking.
• Ed Schrock, male seeking male ad.
• Jim West, accused of diddling boys in his office.

During the same time period, the rough and tumble, anything-goes liberal Democrats had a whopping 1 involving someone “playing for the other team.”

• Jim McGreevey, had a gay affair, came out of the closet, then resigned.

Strikes me funny.

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