I would think South Dakota Senators of both parties would be cursing the day that they ever heard the names Lee Schoenbeck (R) and Gary Moore (D).
The Republicans in Congress thought they had the world by the tail when they started their campaign to impeach Bill Clinton for sexually-challenged ethics. Had Larry Flynt a few more months to dig around and more of the window-peepers would have found themselves hoisted on their own petards*
There are no winners in this. A general said that Bush was sending troops to Iraq on a "fools errand".
Republican Schoenbeck of Watertown and Democrat Moore of Yankton sent the SD Senate on a "fools errand".
Very frankly, I am glad I am not a South Dakota senator forced into making a decision on this mess.
Perhaps they ought to consider "admonishment" rather than "censure"?
With Sutton as well as Clinton, no matter what is or is or was (or the meaning of "is") not significant about the sex issues involved, getting into the situation at all raises serious doubts about their ability to make rational decisions on other more serious actual matter of state issues as well.
Finding a legislator, lawyer, minister, or even a newspaper man (or writer of pious, pompous blogs) drunk raises the same kind of questions.
On a somewhat lighter note, I never can remember how to spell "petard" it always seems it should be "pittard" until I check the spelling. An online dictionary produced the altogether too appropriate etymology quoted below. It has serious implications for the South Dakota legislature.
Etymology: Middle French, from peter, to break wind, from pet expulsion of intestinal gas, from Latin peditum, from neuter of peditus, past participle of pedere, to break wind; akin to Greek bdein to break wind. (Merriam-Webster)
***Stay tuned. The world will keep spinning, the sun and moon will rise, and the wind will break no matter what happens in Pierre, SD on this or any other "issue"---Doug Wiken
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