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[...] Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) apologized to his GOP colleagues for his affair with a staff member, which has already caused him to step down from his party leadership post and [...]

I wish Sen En(resign) runs for the white house in 2012. You can campaign on how you look after your staff very well.

It just keeps getting better and better.

Don't we pay these clowns to do a job?

Personally, I don't think it's anyone's business what a politician does in his private life. As long as he does his job, it's irrelevant.

Although, the hypocrisy that comes out of the "social conservative camp" is pretty sickening. These are the same people that were attacking Clinton for his affair. Or people who claim to believe that marriage is between one man and "one" woman. Newt, Limbaugh and others have been married and divorced multiple times. Even Reagan was divorced.

I can tolerate hiring a politician with marital problems, but I can't stand a hypocrite.

Every single time something like this comes up its pointless. He does need to get focused on his family. Sit down with his wife and see if he will be able to save his marraige and to actually work at saving his marraige.

However any single individual having an affair does not in anyway reflect on his ability to do their job. He wasn't elected to be some one that walks around perfectly pure. He was elected to represent his state in the senate and to run this country. Nothing in any of this has anything to do with him failing to do either of those which is his job. Anything beyond that is his own personal and private issue and concern not ours. As to the those commenting on Clinton the exact same is true for him. Its time people stopped worrying how some one else leads their own personal life and trying to dictate how pure and perfect they need to be based on their own view. Show how he isn't performing his job and come back. Then he needs to apologize to his constituents and members of the senate but until then the only person who should care about this is his wife.

I thought it was a galactic waste of time when they tried hanging Clinton out to dry for his dalliance, and I'll think the same thing if they try making political hay out of Ensign's. Dammit, when we vote we're electing politicians, not Popes or stand-ins for sainthood. Ensign owes a sincere and heartfelt apology to his wife and that's it.

Apparently some in the party of "no" actually can say "yes"

Ensign is human garbage. Call for everyone else who does it to resign and now he wants sympathy? Disgusting.

This philanderer is a "promise keeper"! WWJ-Advise? Resignation!

He said ' I know I know I know!!!! I should have listen to your advices guys but come on .... whatever happen to that pladge ' what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas ' ..... I know!!

You cannot deal with a man who is following his unit around. Senator, you must control it, not the other way around. You were unfaithful to your wife, with an employee, whose husband also worked for you, and whose child you sponsored to wowrk for the Republican Party. Triple play pal. If you spent as much time and energy entertaining your wife, you wouldn't have this problem. Go ahead, you can resign now.

Don't apologize to your republican cronies, apologize to your wife.

It never ends.

You can't deal with a man who is following his unit around. Apology, apology, he can resign now, and sgtart selling real estate or cars. You must control the unit, not the other way around, particularly if you are, for GOD'S SAKE, thinking about running for President of the United States. Rank these people by stupidity: John Ensign, John Edwards.

Wait a minute, I thought the GOP was against anyone having some sort of empathy. I guess empathy only flies if you're a republican.

Yes he did cheated he messed up but he admitted that he did by coming upfront about it and i respect that a lot. Then he goes and apoligize to his party for what he did. What get me upset is when a politician cheats and then lie about it. So i think he will bounce back.

i have to say I am very disappointed and quite surprised by Senator Ensign's indiscretion. I respected him and believed he was representing the State of Nevada very well. He was a hopeful presidential contender, but now??? I really feel sorry for his wife, Darlene. Her pain and anquish will be with her forever and their marriage will never be the same. It's the family's business and the only apology he shoud give on his knees is to his wife. It is her life, hopes and dreams he destroyed. Men are led around by one thing.....

This man is only sorry he got caught . I do not believe a man is sorry for such an act . His wife on the other hand must not want to leave him because she enjoy the good life.
Clinton sure caught heat from the Republicans when he got caught but oh must i forget he was a Democrat , and is there a difference.
Hillary on the other hand did stay with Bill but she is a smart woman who really does not need a man to make her whole for she out there working .
where is Mrs. Duffas at home enjoying her bon bons and good clothes and meals and the fine life so i guess i will stay with my man no matter what he does.

As one of Limbaugh's loyal 20 million listeners ( although I haven't been able to the last few days) does any one know the talking points that the drug addicted, idealogical, double standard hypocrite – Speaking of idealogical and doublestandard hypocrites, what does Palin, Steele, Gingrich, Hannity, Coulter, Chenny have to say about Sen Resign, I mean Sen Ensign.....

Apologize, apologize, apologize. That's all these hypocrits do, and it means nothing except that they are trying to look accountable. I suspect this is not the first affair he has had, it's just the first one that got caught. Such an extra-marital affair is not my business, but the hypocricy and lying as something to be concerned about in a public servant. If he would lie and hide this, he's capable of the same with other issues.

Really, why would I even consider voting for a Republican candidate whose miserable choices are potential fodder for blackmail? Liar, liar, pants on fire!

Being a registered Republican is no assurance that I'm willing to support a jerk who would crap on his wife. So, no sympathy for Palin or for Ensign. The GOP needs to cultivate a candidate attuned to the mainstream.

Confess your faults to man and your sins to God.

"Go thy way and sin no more!" said Jesus to the woman whose accusers were not without sin.

Flee sin and it won't dangle in your face!

Enough of all the side attractions! It is time to be serious about this country's state of affairs. Let'[s face it. When we continue to move in the direction of going away from God's mandates, we fall subject to all sorts of mishaps.

Homosexuality is not a feature of what God accepts as normal,. Yet, we flaunt it in His face. What, shall we continue in sin that the grace of God availeth? God forbid!

Another RNC that should get voted out of office. No, the RNC will try have him run to become President of this great country!!!!

awww how touching the sensitivity to the pain and hurt you have intentionally caused.
Awww how nice you now recognize your faults and disloyalty only when youve been caught.
awwwww, what a guy.

So unless you are Republican People...........he doesn't owe the people of America where Dem or Repub an apology???

He should be thrown out !!

Another GOP HYPOCRITE...

Interesting. He had an affair got caught, apologized, and was greeted warmly . Clinton had an affair and was almost impeached. Hmmm, where's the indignation and outrage? Oh yeah he's a Republican. Sorry, I forgot.

Reap what you say... He who lives in glass houses should not throw stones...

apologize to your the people of Nevada...

Dear GOP:

I am sorry I damaged our ability to use the sensationalized failures of Democrats in their private lives against them. I understand that our self-proclaimed moral superiority and our use of social conservatism on hot-button issues to divide up the voting market are dependent upon all members hiding their own failures more successfully. I promise not to get caught again.

Sincerely,

John Ensign
Professional Moron

An affair is one thing. An affair with an employee is another thing. An affair with a married employee is yet another thing.

Maybe he should have hired a hooker like Sen. Dufus from Louisiana and he could have avoided having the Senate ethics committee investigate him. There is an ethics committee, right? They are taking action, right?

Old military saying , dont crap next to the flag pole....

Sure he's sorry. Sorry he got caught. Time's up Ensign-you screwed it up(pun intended).

So, he can apologize to his Republican colleagues, but not to his Democratic colleagues. This, of course, makes his apology meaningless. Before he's a member of the Republican Party, he's supposed to be a member of the U.S. Senate. But, this aside, it is ridiculous that he should have to apologize to anyone other than his wife, family and the woman with whom he stepped out. It isn't anyone else's business. But this is what happens when you're a member of an elite group of hypocrites, who believe that they need to maintain the appearance on not being human. I guess he could also go into rehab to complete the standard cycle of political correctness.

Don't worry Ensign. You just lied to your wife.

It's not like you lied to the entire country and perjured yourself in the process, like my man Ol' Wid Bill! Go get 'em Bill! You old scalliwag you!

Are we supposed to pretend that his remorse is sincere and that his apology is heartfelt? Should we fail to remember that the party of "Family Values" has been scolding the rest of us for 40 years because we are not as moral and as "American" as they are? Shall we pretend that the members of Congress who have not yet been caught are sexually immaculate, were virgins on their wedding day, have never slept with anyone of the same sex?

I'm tired of humoring Conservatives as if they were my senile great grandfather. I'm tired of pretending that they make sense and that their opinions on politics are actually thought out.

Did Bush and Cheney apologize for the Death of 4300 US Troops?

Apologize to your wife and family, not to GOP.