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Amy Young-Leith wrote:
> 

> No excuse at all (I'm not a democrat, by the way). But a powerful
> man having sex with a subordinant is, more or less "accepted" behavior in
> our society.


It may be in your society but not where I am.  Illicit and immoral
sexual activity is usually looked upon as a sickness and something to be
avoided.  It has brought the downfall of many a person.

> As I see it as a citizen, the issue that concerned me is that he lied
> about it. I don't care particulary who he's doing or how -- but when asked
> about it, he lied. Had he felt the issue wasn't the concern of anyone
> outside of his private life, he should have said, "The details of my
> private life are not important" or some other such statement. But he lied.
> 
As I see it he gave up the right to a private life when he entered the
race.  People who are choosing a leader have a right to know anything
and everything in order to make an intelligent decision.  Have you been
electing people you don't know?

>                         Speaking only for myself.