The Cheney Observer

How Maria found out: Arnie's wife reportedly confronted lover about child (click title to entry - thank you)

May 20, 2011 - 9:54AM

Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress broke down and admitted she had his love child during a showdown with his wife, Maria Shriver, US media reports
The couple's housekeeper, Mildred Patricia Baena, known as Patty, confessed when Shriver asked her whether her son was fathered by Schwarzenegger....

Amazing.  But, not really a surprise.  It is more a trend.

Scot Lehigh

Adultery and the politician  (click here)

Newt Gingrich had an affair with his current (and third) wife, Callista, during his previous marriage. (Getty Images)

...Why? Well, adultery, it turns out, is much easier to commit than to explain.

That’s particularly true if you’re a politician, because if you’re in public life, people sometimes expect more of you.

Exactly why is a mystery, given the public’s generally low regard for the political species. And yet it nevertheless seems to be the case, especially when it comes to present, past, and aspiring holders of high office....


May 19, 2011

Senator Coburn Implicated in Covering up Ensign Affair  (click here) The report of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics which found that former Nevada Senator John Ensign violated Senate ethics, rules and federal law, also revealed that Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) was involved in the cover-up of Ensign's affair. The report, released last week, raises questions about whether Senator Coburn violated Senate rules and law by possibly aiding Ensign in covering up his sexual relationship with Cindy Hamilton, Ensign's former employee and the wife of his former Chief of Staff....

Ethics panel urges new probe of Ensign  (click here for video)

By Fredreka Schouten

WASHINGTON — In a stinging rebuke, the Senate's ethics panel Thursday urged federal prosecutors to relaunch an investigation of former Nevada senator John Ensign, saying it amassed evidence of possible criminal wrongdoing in connection with Ensign's extramarital affair with a former aide....

Congressman Chris Lee Resigns After Shirtless Photo Posted on Internet  (click here)

By MATTHEW JAFFE @JaffeMatt)and JOHN R. PARKINSON

Feb. 9, 2011

Rep. Christopher Lee, R-N.Y., abruptly resigned from the House of Representatives Wednesday afternoon after a report emerged that he had sent flirtatious e-mails, including one with a bare-chested photo of himself, to a woman he met on Craigslist.

Cheney's Tell All Book (click here)

2009

“In the second term, he felt Bush was moving away from him,” said a participant in the recent gathering, describing Cheney’s reply. “He said Bush was shackled by the public reaction and the criticism he took. Bush was more malleable to that. The implication was that Bush had gone soft on him, or rather Bush had hardened against Cheney’s advice. He’d showed an independence that Cheney didn’t see coming. It was clear that Cheney’s doctrine was cast-iron strength at all times — never apologize, never explain — and Bush moved toward the conciliatory.”

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Why go on and on, I am sure Dick will cover everything.