Zip It Up

It's time for sex education for politicians. They need a refresher course on the basics rules for sexually healthy adults. They have forgotten that you must honor commitments to your partner and that a relationship is based on honesty and trust. The last thing anyone needs is to have their partner stand next to them at a microphone while they confess all their sexual escapades to the whole world. They should remember that one can have sexual feelings with out acting on them. Somethings are best explored in the confines of one's mind. If a sexual relationship is not moral, consensual, honest, mutually pleasurable and protected then just say no. If the sexual behavior is not consistent with your values, expressed and internal then keep it ZIPPED UP. Of course this ethic applies to us all not just politicians. We must be careful about throwing the first stone and remember that the sword of righteousness has a double edge.
I'll be the first to admit that my sex drive has sometimes done my thinking but that does not excuse my behavior any more that it does when a politician lets his little head tell his big head what to do! The only difference in the two is the betrayal of the public trust. Political sex is an old story. Politicians at all levels keep staring in familiar scandals and somehow think they will get away with it but many of them don't. Their reckless, shameless and cavalier attitude catches up to them sooner or later and poisons their political career.
There have been many publicized escapades in political lore but my favorite involved the Chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, one of the most powerful positions in Washington DC. Senator Wilbure Mills was having an extramarital affair with a stripper named Fannie Fox when one night the two of them were riding through the DC Mall when Fannie jumped out of the Senator's car and into the DC Tidal Basin dragging the Senator along for the swim. The two of them were arrested by the DC Park Police. Senator Mills was disgraced and lost his Chairmanship while Ms Fox changed her name from the Argentine Firecracker to the Tidal Basin Bombshell and made millions from book sells.
We are all human and sometimes do self destructive things that are not rational . It's not that politicians are behaving more badly, we're just learning about it more often. Sex and power are extremely connected no matter who you are but politicians often vigorously attack bad sexual behavior while exhibiting the catch me if you can attitude when it comes to their sexual behavior. When are politicians going to wake up and smell the bed sheets? Juicy indiscretions coupled with sexy hypocrisy and dazzling double talk will never be excepted. The only thing that kind of behavior behavior will get you is a name that will forever be Mud or maybe just plain Client # 9.