Would you all please shut up?

Last week we had to contend with the exploits of Mr. Spitzer and his incredibly over-priced call girls. And now, this.

Would you all please just shut up about it? Why am I caring about whether someone I've never met cheated on their wife? The only reason Mr. Spitzer's dumbness was at all relevant is because prostitution is illegal. I think it's ridiculous that sex work conducted between consenting adults should be illegal, but that's not the issue. He broke the law.

I find the proposition that politicians should be trustworthy in their personal lives ludicrous, given how completely untrustworthy they are in public. I admit, I had higher hopes for Spitzer. He went after big business and organized crime, two groups that are not that different from each other and similarly abusive to the public. But I think that was part of the problem for him. If he did anything shady, you can bet that there was a lot of money going into finding it out and bringing him down.

There are two groups of people that, based partly on personal experience, I wouldn't get involved with for all the tea in China: politicians and actors. As James Carville says, politics is show business for ugly people. Both groups have an insatiable need for validation and appreciation, and I think it's foolish to expect fidelity from either. If there are any faithful actors or politicians reading this, I appologize, but I think my point is still valid.

I actually got to meet Bill Clinton in 1999. I found him charming. I joked with my mother that he seemed to like full-figured gals so maybe I could get a date. It never struck me as very reasonable to suspect that Hillary expected monogamy from him, and would therefore be outraged. I'm sure it was going on for a long time, and that she knew. Again, politicians. If I was married to someone that charming and powerful, my position would be to please stick with clean, non-professional ladies of legal age, and use protection. But then, my position would also be to please share.

The guy on the radio this morning said that apparently if you're a Democrat in New York, you're getting a lot of action. I don't see any reason why that should not be true. I'm not even sure if Republicans have sex, and if they do, I don't think I want to know about it. I just wish we could collectively get over this whole "OMG he cheated!" crap. It's just so high school.