Newt Gingrich admitted to James Dobson that he had an extra-marital affair while in office.
Gingrich the guy who led the charge against Pres. Clinton and his “affair” now admits he had one as well.
Gingrich said his affair was going on at the same time he was leading the charge against Clinton. He’s now married to the Congressional aide.
He also said Clinton was wrong because he lied about his affair to a grand jury.
Here are the highlights from the CNN story:
• Former speaker led charge against Clinton over Monica Lewinsky affair
• Potential ’08 candidate discusses issue with conservative Christian group
• Republican may enter 2008 presidential race
• Leading Republican candidate, Rudy Giuliani, also had an affair
Here’s another interesting part of the CNN story:
Critics are likely to call the lot of them hypocrites, however, noting that religious conservatives make allowances for people they agree with politically, like Gingrich, but not for Giuliani or Clinton.
I think either way, this should be rule #1 for politicians: Keep it in your pants.
