But in our country, it
doesn't happen on both sides. Or rather, it happens so much more often on one side that it's a joke.
- 2007: Donald Fleischmann (R), used alcohol and pot to solicit sex from a minor.
- 2007: Larry Craig (R), disorderly conduct/bathroom solicitation
- 2007: Glenn Murphy (R), sexual assault, by fellating a sleeping houseguest
- 2007: Bob Allen (R), solicitation of prostitution (offered money to an undercover cop to suck him off)
- 2007: David Vitter (R), solicitation of prostitution (the "DC Madam" case)
- 2007: Randall Tobias (R), solicitation of prostitution (also the "DC Madam" case)
- 2006: Ted Haggard (R), amphetamines/solicitation of prostitution
- 2006: Mark Foley (R), cybersex with underage pages
- 2005: Jim West (R), child molestation
- 2005: Jeff Gannon (R), Bush's press-corps prostitute
Want a sex scandal involving a
Democrat? You'll have to go all the way back to Jim McGreevey, 2004, to find one of note.
Pretending that this is a bipartisan issue is a cop-out.
Wait a minute here. The topic is pedophiles. Craig wasn't involved with a child. Murphy did it to a 22 year old. Allen, Vitter, Tobias, Haggard, and Gannon were not pedophile cases. Out of the 10 that you mentioned, Fleischmann, Foley and West were the only ones involving children. I'm not making excuses, but adults and children are two different things.
If you want to talk about Democratic sex scandals there are just as many. Some involve adults, and some children. Of course we have Jim McGreevey and Bill Clinton. But let's not forget:
Sen.
Daniel Inouye. The 82-year-old Hawaii Democrat was accused in the 1990s by numerous women of sexual harassment. Democrats cast doubt on the allegations and the Senate Ethics Committee dropped its investigation.
Former Rep.
Gus Savage. The Illinois Democrat was accused of fondling a Peace Corps volunteer in 1989 while on a trip to Africa. The House Ethics Committee decided against disciplinary action in 1990.
Rep.
Barney Frank. The outspoken Massachusetts Democrat hired a male prostitute who ran a prostitution service from Franks residence in the 1980s. Only two Democrats in the House of Representatives voted to censure him in 1990.
Former Sen.
Brock Adams. The late Washington Democrat was forced to stop campaigning after numerous accusations of drugging, assault and rape, the first surfacing in 1988.
Former Rep.
Fred Richmond. This New York Democrat was arrested in 1978 for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old. He remained in Congress and won re-electionbefore eventually resigning in 1982 after pleading guilty to tax evasion and drug possession.
Former Rep.
John Young. The late Texas Democrat increased the salary of a staffer after she gave in to his sexual advances. The congressman won re-election in 1976 but lost two years later.
Former Rep.
Wayne Hays. The late Ohio Democrat hired an unqualified secretary reportedly for sexual acts. Although he resigned from Congress, the Democratic House leadership stalled in removing him from the Administration Committee in 1976.
Former Rep.
Gerry Studds. He was censured for sexual relationship with underage male page in 1983. Massachusetts voters returned him to office for six more terms.
Former Rep.
Mel Reynolds. The Illinois Democrat was convicted of 12 counts of sexual assault with a 16-year-old. President Bill Clinton pardoned him before leaving office.