Reply #18: Ensign's confession shows his conceit has no boundaries

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http://www.lvrj.com/news/48722032.html
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Ensign in 2004 wasn't shy about wrapping himself in the Federal Marriage Amendment, which sought to change the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as only between a man and woman. The act became a conservative rallying cry and fomented anti-homosexual sentiment.

"It is not right to mold marriage to fit the desires of a few, against the wishes of so many, and to ignore the important role of marriage," Ensign said.

No, we wouldn't want to sully that sacred institution.

Ensign wasn't alone in his criticism of President Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, and he also took a point-blank shot at Sen. Larry Craig following the Idaho Republican's arrest in a Minneapolis airport bathroom during a gay sex sting.

"We need people who are in office who will hold themselves to a little higher standard," Ensign said.

I grade on the curve on these sorts of things, but I'm not sure Ensign met the minimum requirements for "higher standard." Craig's alleged behavior was sleazy. Ensign admitted nailing a subordinate and family friend.

It was Ensign who abused his position of power.