Albany was in an uproar this week after Eliot Spitzer resigned in the midst of a call-girl scandal, only to be succeeded by David Paterson, the first African-American, blind governor of New York, who also happens to have conducted his own extra-marital affairs.
America has a long and shameful history of sexual corruption in politicians, and this has become even more evident in the past decade starting with Monicagate and most recently evident in the sex scandals of the 2006 general elections for Congress, as well as the multiple resignations of state senators over sexual incidents.
These scandals are disturbing and completely unwelcome as America struggles to navigate todays complicated global system. However, corruption in . In most of these cases, politicians indeed break the law in their actions. The question is, if a politician conducts himself immorally but not illegally, does he have to answer to the public in addition to his mother, wife, and children?
I notice as a write this that I refer to a state senator as "he." If we approach this issue from a feminist angle: Would a woman senator be as persecuted by the public if she cheated on her husband as a male senator is, how would the public's response be different?
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