Monday, March 17, 2008
Paterson Admits to Affair
The new governor of New York, David Paterson, has admitted to having an affair from 1999 to 2001. His wife has also admitted to having an affair. He admits that they went through a “rough patch” but since then have gone to counseling and “repaired their marriage.” Is he respected more for being honest about his affair? Does it also make it better for him that his wife also had an affair, demonstrating that it was not all him? Is it only the ones who try to keep it a secret who receive all of the negative press? I respect both him and his wife for coming out and admitting the truth about their marriage; however, I also wonder what other choice they had. There were already rumors spreading about Paterson’s personal life so there best bet was to just come clean about their past. It seems that politicians having affairs is becoming quite the common trend…or I guess it always has been.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
I have discussed politicians and affairs with a few friends now. There seems to be two opposing views on the matter. Some feel that personal lives should not matter at all because CEO's and actors, etc. do not lose their jobs for having affairs. The others feel that politicians are in the public eye as representatives of our country and should thus be held to the higher standard to which they seem to be held to (at least in the past, recently, it does seem the trend). I am still not sure where I stand on the issue, but I do understand each view.
Post a Comment