NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV-AP) -
The chairman of the Tennessee Conservative Union has called on Republican Rep. Scott DesJarlais to resign after reports that include the congressman once urged a mistress to terminate a pregnancy.
Chairman Lloyd Daugherty said in a release on Tuesday that DesJarlais' actions have "reached a level of hypocrisy that is simply untenable." (link)My Comment
The TCU is wrong. I stand by my position stated yesterday: Hold your nose and vote for DesJarlalis. I would rather have a rascally Republican rather than a saintly Democrat. We have too much at stake to give away a seat. If he votes right, and there is ever reason to believe he will continue to vote right, that is what is most important. If Republicans can get him elected this term, then in two years he can be challenged in a primary if we can find a more morally pure candidate. He was separated from his wife at the time and anyway, the inappropriate actions were 14 years ago. Maybe he is a changed man.
If it was earlier in the game and we had time to find a replacement to run, then I could be persuaded to throw him overboard, but to do so now is to hand the Democrats a seat they could not win. Republicans, Stand by your man.
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How is that nose-holding working out for you?
ReplyDeleteNow Tennessee is getting known as that place where family-values, pro-life Republicans have multiple affairs (including with a patient) and encourage multiple abortions. I suppose it makes a change from anti-gay Republicans turning out to be active homosexuals, but it's not exactly a sign of a party of strong personal convictions.