Emails: Ensign Affair Known About By NRSC A Year Ago

Las Vegas Sun:

Republican Sen. John Ensign is methodically trying to turn the page after admitting to having an affair with a former campaign staffer, but new details make it difficult to move on as the story is still being written.

E-mails obtained Monday by Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston show that Ensign's top staff at the National Republican Senatorial Committee knew of the affair last summer, before the party suffered severe losses in the 2008 election that put Democrats in sight of a filibuster-proof Senate.

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Comments

[natchez]

If you say red they... will say blue
If you say Orly Taitz they will say... true American
If you say Palin... they will say not a quitter
If you say Joe the Plumber... they will say he is a Plumber
If you say “C Street” ...they will say members are “ethical and based on family values”
If you say John Bolton ...they will say diplomatic success
If you say Bush they will say... best president ever

[Telemachus]

So, to recap: Every factual assertion made by anyone on behalf of the GOP or its top officials in the past 12 months that have actually turned out to be TRUE are:

1. Well, not really.

2. Mmmm, can't include that one either.

3. Nope.

4. Well, if Alaska were moved about 120 miles to the west, it MIGHT be.

5. Are you kidding?

6. When pigs fly!

7. OK, OK. Yes, other nations are laughing at us. But not for that reason.

8. You couldn't pay me enough.

9. It doesn't really matter how old she LOOKED, now, does it?

10. Yes, that one is true. Barney Frank is gay.

[Bude]

Mom, Dad, they're being mean to me on the HP? Wa,wa,wa,......

[BarryS]

and his co-adulteror, her cockold husband and children ALL got government paid-for medical insurance/care while on his payroll.

Free government health care to f**partners of senators, but not to the rest of us.

[17ladyslippers]

The C Street cabal might be even more powerful than we suspect...

[k6007]

Praise the lord and pass the collection plate!

[huffy2001]

Hypocrites

[Lookouts]

It could be possible for the republicans to pick up seats in 2010 but now GOP are in really big trouble. They need new faces and leadership.

[Bude]

Good luck with your campaign. Ha!

[Arleen1]

The point is that this man,, Ensign, betrayed not only his family, but the American people as well. His participation in the C-Street Affair is concerning. He cannot be trusted to work on the behalf of the people he is supposed to represent. He should be encouraged to leave office. His contempt for Bill Clinton's behavior should indicate to him what he should do. Get out of office. Go back home and ask his family and constituents for forgiveness.

[judiNJ]

Looked like he asked 'his family' for $96,000 to pay his girlfriend off instead of forgiveness.

[hallowellboy]

But like the hookers, the republicans loved Ensign anyway.

[MajorKong]

They can't help it. They're genetically incapable of shame.

[disabledjim]

by the way what is the definition of "it"?

[Grunty1]

disabledjim?

[BodyShotz]

The C Street House is a deranged cult. They refer to themselves as "the chosen" and think they're above the law.

[mcmutter]

most c onservatives think they're above the law, they're god's chosen few

[huffy2001]

Just pray the rapture will come soon and take them all away so we can be left alone.

[americanalien]

Hypocrisy is ingrained in the GOP. It runs through their bl.o.od.

[Donald Womboldt]

Nevada needs to dump Mr. Ensign and Now. His Constituanates like Craig and Vitter need to get some gut's! In Michigan we call them Laz'eVotere! You can't shame these men out of Office!

[mcmutter]

Republican Sexcapades !

The GOP is all about Sexcapades and Payoffs and Secrets !

[blaising]

White trash.