k wrote:
] ] We tend to think the media should be reticent to delve
] ] into the personal lives of office holders, particularly
] ] when issues of public policy are not at issue. But in
] ] this case, the press seems to have dropped the ball.
] ] Schrock, after all, has been, up until now, seeking
] ] political gain by parroting rhetoric and proposing
] ] legislation that many consider at odds with his personal
] ] choices. When a congressman resigns in the face of his
] ] own apparent hypocrisy, that's news. (Note to CNN: It
] ] might be even more important than what Jack Cafferty had
] ] for breakfast this morning.)

While I think it's true that the press hold Democrats and Republicans to different standards (mainly because of Fox's influence), I'm not sure this case shows it. After all, the guy didn't admit he was gay, so any hypocricy can still be debated. Probably more importantly, he's merely a Member of Congress, and there are a lot of MCs, most of whom will never that important.

I guess you could say Gary Condit was handled differently, but that involved the issue of a missing person.

McGreevey was a governor, and that's usually what Presidents have done as their previous job, so they get a lot more attention.

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