Republican Governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford Gets a 5.8 on the John Ensign Affair Scale

The John Ensign Affair Scale (with 10 being found in bed with a dead woman or a live boy):
John Ensign Affair 8.4
Mark Sanford Affair 5.8
Bill Clinton Affair 5.3
Larry Craig Bathroom Incident 1.7
Honorable Mention - Mitt's Vacation Trip with Seamus 0.0

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Mark Sanford's Mistress (one of many): María Belén Chapur:

Rachel Maddow: Nevada's Senator Ensign Easily Bests the Craig and Clinton Scandals - Yeah! Nevada is Number One! Those Other Guys are Rank Amateurs

Rachel Maddow on John Ensign:


A Republican Affair and its Straight!:


Its got it all: hypocrisy, payroll payoffs, cronyism, talk of extortion of a US Senator and best of all - good old hard, slam bam, thank you maam sex, not some measly groping in a bathroom stall or weak cigar action. Larry Craig and Bill Clinton are not even in your league! I now have a new found respect for you, Senator John Ensign. Should you resign? Hell no! You made us proud senator; Vegas always comes through! I never have voted for you, but you got my vote now. Guaranteed. Can't wait to see you up here at the Mill again in Reno; we are going to give you a well deserved high five and slap on the back! We're even gonna pick up your check in the coffee shop, anything you want on the menu. We love ya man. Read about Senator Ensign and "the Family", they like to keep secrets. Ground zero for Republican sex scandals.

John Ensign and Washington's secretive religious power sect, known as "the Fellowship" or "the Family":

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More on the secretive "Family" - Part One:


More on the secretive "Family" - Part Two:


Douglas Coe and "the Christian Mafia":


The Family hosts the National Prayer Breakfast. Douglas Coe and the 25 most influential evangelicals in America.

The John Ensign Affair Scale (with 10 being found in bed with a dead woman or a live boy):
John Ensign Affair 8.4
Bill Clinton Affair 5.3
Senator Craig Bathroom Incident 1.7
Honorable Mention - Mitt's Vacation Trip with Seamus 0.0

Cindy Hampton and John Ensign and spouses: Ok, everybody smile, all at once now, say "family values":















Darlene and John Photo Album: