Discussion: Disgraced GOPer 'Brazen' Trying To Get Job For Aide Whose Wife He Slept With

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Breaking: Something happened in 2011.

If only he didn’t try to keep it covered up, everything would have been just fine. Adultry among politicians is not as brazen as it used to be.

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And WHO negotiated the payment Ensign made to his aide’s family? Why that would be none other than holier-than-thou TOM COBURN, who never fully explained his role in this scandal.

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To characterize Ensign’s behavior as “brazen” is an understatement, “sleazy” and “corrupt” would be more apt.

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Yep, i was hoping to hear more about this too. Wasn’t Ensign’s connection to this “Christian fellowship” group a big part of the story at the time? (At least here and on Maddow)

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The most brazen was his attitude - he was actually aspiring for a 2012 Presidential campaign. And he didn’t think his dalliance would not be exposed? Such incredulous self-delusion!

Actually, this story seems like it was a lot longer ago than that. In real time, it was fairly recent, but in the ongoing deluge of political bullshit, it was eons ago.

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TomCoburn!

JohnEnsign on line 1 for you.

He needs bagman to pay off his ass-biters.

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