Oh no, Morrison had an affair?

[Wetzelbill]

That sucks for him, well, politically anyway. I prefer Tester in the first place, but still.....

Politicians’ personal peccadilloes: private or public?
By CATHY SIEGNER

Last week’s revelation that Democratic State Auditor John Morrison had a brief affair back in 1998 with a woman involved with (and now married to) a man Mr. Morrison’s office was investigating for securities fraud didn’t shake my world.
That’s because rumors of a Morrison fling have been floating around Helena for several years but had not been connected to his professional duties. Reporters are not likely to delve into what looks like a merely personal matter, but once it was linked to an investigation by his office, all bets were off, a fact of which Mr. Morrison was no doubt aware.

More interesting than speculation on how this news might affect his chances to win the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate race is what these things indicates about the American political psyche. Why do Americans expect/want/demand their politicians to be squeaky clean? Do we really think they should be without sin or personal faults?

History, of course, bears vast witness to how absurd this is in real life. We’ve had presidents and other office-holders who played around on their wives, drank too much, gambled or took bribes in return for votes. Pick your poison: Which flaw is more acceptable?

http://www.billingsnews.com/story?storyid=19496&issue=321

[jackbourassa]

1. Is it safe to assume that Tester will be the nominee now?

I can't imagine Morrison surviving this. Which is good, because a) Tester does as well as Morrison against Burns; and, b) Tester is our kind of Democrat.