Beckel tries to pin Hannity down on his opinion of Ensign affair

Shyawn's all for "family values", but won't take a stand for or against Republican Ensign who cheated on his wife with a married staffer because he doesn't know where Ensign stands on family values?

Ehhh...yeah. That's pretty consistent with Hannilogic.

And I thought it was Sean's hate & rage of Obama that was distorting his face but it's really that Howdy Doody do. ???

I think in seminary school they tell you it is a sin to lie.

Shyawn failed seminary school because he misinterpreted the meaning of the word "seminary". Turned out the stack of Playboys and box of tissues he brought weren't on the list of study materials like he expected.

I say if State Sen Monserrate is guilty, good riddance, but this is a bit off topic.
we are discussing the hypocracy of a man who purports to be a proponent of "family values" but cheats on his wife with one of his married staffers.

Isn't everyone entitled to a defense in court? What's wrong with raising money for such a defense?

There's no outrage because it's false outrage, a wholly owned subsidiary of the nutjob radio gasbags.

Considering the moral and ethical issues of Sen. Ensign, I think that...

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Ah, yeah, if he did it, which it looks like he did, he should be sent up the river and put in prison according to the laws and statutes of either the state courts of NY, or federal laws, whichever ones he broke.

Someone is helping him raise money for his defense, while it's not something I would donate to, in the US, we are allowed to defend ourselves in court, and if a friend of his wants to raise money for him to defend himself, fine. Nobody is saying you have to contribute to the fund.

I love it when right wingers like yourself put out false equivalencies like this. Why is it false? You know why. Senator Ensign was a promise keeper, and one of the loud talkers about family values, and how Bill Clinton should have resigned because he had an affair, and now, Senator Ensign does it, except worse I think. With the wife of one of his staffers, and there also appears to be some possible monetary pay offs that happened (time will tell on that last point). Of course, the Senator's activity is super hypocritical, while the actions of Hiram Monserrate were just highly illegal, if convicted of it, which seems like he will be.

Also, there were members of the democratic party in NY that asked for him to resign. He also recently switched sides, to vote with the republicans handing control of the state Senate over to them, and then switched back again later to the democratic side of the aisle.

It's also funny, because folks like you bring up stories like this as if we're like republicans and will support whatever a democrat does, regardless of what he/she does. You're wrong.

I think Ensign is a filthy pig, just like anyone who cheats on thier spouse. If they will cheat and lie to their spouse they will cheat and lie to the American people. Funny how you only reserve your anger toward republicans who cheat on their spouses. Why is that? There was no outrage here about John Edwards fathering a child out of wedlock while his wife was fighting cancer and the media did not even report this. And to those who are trying to justify what Malcolm Smith is doing for Monserrate get real. We have so many Democrats here in NY who have been charged with crimes over the last two years. It's sad that no one cares about all the corruption in my state. And yes we have republicans who are crooks too like Joe Bruno but thankfully we kicked him out. But the Dems rule NY and look at the shape were in.