Yet Another Republican Hypocrite
We’ve got another Republican hypocrite on teh subject of family values here. The Republican jypocrites on that score never stop. Are they obsessed or something?
Hey, this guy’s in a blue state. Go figure. Representative Vita Fossella is from New York. Today he admitted to having an affair and a child out of wedlock. Oh my! Here’s a bit of the story from CNN:
Rep. Vito Fossella of New York acknowledged on Thursday that he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, answering questions that arose from his arrest on drunken driving charges last week.
“My personal failings and imperfections have caused enormous pain to the people I love and I am truly sorry,” said Fossella, a Republican, who has three children with his wife in Staten Island,
N.Y.Fossella’s private life came under scrutiny after he was arrested last week in the Virginia suburbs of Washington. Police said his blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit, and he could face a mandatory five days in jail if convicted.
When Fossella was pulled over, police said he told officers that he was going to see his daughter in the area. That prompted questions about who the daughter was.
“I have had a relationship with Laura Fay, with whom I have a 3-year-old daughter,” Fossella said in his statement. It was Fay who got him out of jail after the arrest.
The disclosure clouds Fossella’s political future. He faced a surprisingly tough re-election challenge in 2006, and Democrats were hoping to unseat him this year.
“While I understand that there will be many questions, including those about my political future, making any political decisions right now are furthest from my mind. Over the coming weeks and months, I will continue to do my job and I will work hard to heal the deep wounds I have caused,” he said.
Yeah, man, it’s time to heal those deep wounds. I’m sure your radical Republican constituency is going to be happier that you are merely dallying with a woman than trolling bathrooms, as other Republicans do, but I’m thinking that isn’t going to help you in the long run.
One more Republican with weak moral fiber. That’s my take on it. I hope Rep. Fossella and his family is OK after this disruption he’s caused. But he’s surely not a good candidate for high office, is he?
I’m more concerned with him driving drunk than I am with him knocking up some chick. However, it never ceases to surprise me that the party of Moral Values and Law and Order not only shits on the law but shits on the institution of marriage as well.
“Over the coming weeks and months, I will continue to do my job and I will work hard to heal the deep wounds I have caused.”
Translation: I’ll wait and see if I can get away with this.
at least it wasn’t a dog. c’mon, who among you have never driven drunk? or slept with a woman who wasn’t your wife?
shit happens. republicans just don’t admit it. i’ve had to quit fucking around, and drinking whiskey, because i’m fairly convinced a redheaded russian could nuke me, if i don’t, lol. everything you’ve ever heard abt redheads n tempers is true…
Jeffie, you put it all in perspective. If I were in a party that railed against premarital and extramarital sex, it would behoove me to keep the trowser snake in my pants. This guy couldn’t bring himself to follow the tenets of his Party. Wannna bet they support him in his reelection anyway?
Spin,
It’s not just Republicans who are hypocrites. Don’t forget about Spitzer, who prosecuted cases involving prostitution. It’s not an R or D thing. It’s simply a “male” thing — where male politicians can’t control their sexual urges. I know you want to turn this into a “Republican” issue, but it’s equal opportunity across the aisle — just ask Detroit’s Democratic mayor or NY’s new governor.
John Featherman
@featherman
Nope, not a “male” thing either.
For every pitcher there has to be a catcher, and after all, isn’t it the catcher who sends the signals to the pitcher?