‘Self-destruction with benefits’
…Some of our contestants — former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford mooning over his Argentine soul mate, former Nevada senator John Ensign lusting after his wife’s best friend — at least have the excuse of believing they were in love.
Others can argue that discomfort, their own or society’s, over their sexual orientation contributed to their downfall: former Idaho senator Larry Craig and his “wide stance,” former House member Mark Foley’s sexually explicit instant messages with congressional pages; former House member Eric Massa’s alleged groping of male staffers…