{"id":29123,"date":"2018-04-12T12:55:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T12:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=29123"},"modified":"2018-04-12T12:55:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T12:55:33","slug":"proud-husband-and-father-faces-the-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=29123","title":{"rendered":"‘Proud husband and father’ faces the music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Eric Greitens is trying to have it both ways.<\/p>\n

The Republican governor of Missouri has now been accused of forcing himself onto a woman with whom he had a sexual relationship. He has admitted to an extramarital affair, but denies the sexual assault allegation.<\/p>\n

Oh, but there’s more. Greitens, once a rising star in the GOP — a handsome former U.S. Navy SEAL and all that kind of thing — says his transgression has “nothing to do with governing,” that it is a totally private matter.<\/p>\n

But … it isn’t. Not really.<\/p>\n

You see, this “family values Republican” proclaimed on the campaign stump while running for his office that he is a “proud husband and father.” That’s right. He used his alleged pride in marriage and parenthood as a campaign hook. He sought to win the support of fellow proud spouses and parents who share his so-called traditional family ethic.<\/p>\n

I have to offer the young man a piece of unsolicited advice about his path to high public office. It is that he shouldn’t have bragged in the open, out loud about being a proud hubby and dad while he was messing around with a woman to whom he was not married.<\/p>\n

I keep thinking of former Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards, who made similar declarations about his ailing wife only to be shown to be a philanderer.<\/p>\n

He, too, tried to have it both ways. It didn’t work for him. I cannot imagine how Eric Greitens can get away with it.<\/p>\n

He is facing possible impeachment in Missouri. Hang on, dude. Your ride toward political oblivion is likely to get rather bumpy.<\/p>\n

Disgusting.<\/p>\n\n

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