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Let's look at a political double standard.

In general terms --of course, there are exceptions-- the adultery and public confession of South Carolina's Republican governor Mark Sanford is a career-ender for a Republican.

For a Democrat, however, it would be more of a resume-builder.

Cheap shot? Nah.

About the Author

Matthew Vadum is an award-winning investigative journalist at a conservative watchdog group in Washington, D.C. Vadum is also author of Subversion Inc: How Obama's ACORN Red Shirts are Still Terrorizing and Ripping Off American Taxpayers.

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