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to wit: The MEN who cheat often do so out of boredom and unhappiness and lack of self-esteem, not simply because they can.
in other words, their wives ain't doin' it for them...
Or in your case, are outright refusing to do it for them...
Seriously, though. Infidelity in the public eye in the past decade? Clinton? Because he could. Edwards? Because he could. Spitzer? Because he could afford it. Schwarzenegger? Testosterone. Ensign? Temptation and opportunity, most likely.
Well, all right, I see your point. You've got weepy emo Governor Thornbird, here. Enough said. Vitter? Weird fetishes. Craig? Closet gay. Hmm, maybe it's just the liberals (and moderates) who have the massive egos and all the testosterone. Maybe it's conservative men who are secretly tortured and angst-ridden and unhappy and emasculated. Maybe it's those perfectly-coiffed, submissive, nonfeminist Republican Stepford women (Brightstar's favorite kind) who are at fault.
(said tongue-in-cheek, because Jenny Sanford, whatever her politics and religion, has been kicking ass where wives of liberal cheaters have mostly faltered)
