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3 simple rules for a sex scandal

Gail Collins observes that legislators having affairs in Albany isn't exactly a new thing.

Back in 1881, when U.S. Senator Thomas Platt of New York was visiting Albany, word went around the State Capitol that he had rented a hotel room for a tryst. According to The Albany Argus, Platt’s political enemies quickly got hold of the adjoining room, brought in “a stepladder, some whiskey, some crackers and cheese and cigars” and spent the next several hours taking turns peering over the transom.

But given the frequency that said scandals have been revealed in Albany (not to mention new life given one in Trenton) she offers 3 simple rules for minimizing embarrassment for others:

Please, future disgraced politicians, let’s get the rules straight:

1) No wife at the humiliating press conference.

2) No blaming the affairs on wife, especially if she’s standing beside you in total contradiction of Rule No. 1.

3) All former mistresses deserve advance notice, especially if they are soon going to be asked to explain their qualifications for the $150,000 job.

These might put brakes on the burgeoning Too Much Information crisis.

UPDATE: Wow another Watcher instalanched!

Congratulations to Colossus of Rhodey.Hube on his recent one.

Speaking of the Watcher's Council - If you blog and you think you have what it takes to join the council, follow the instructions here to nominate your blog.

And while I have you here Instapundit readers may I direct you to the most recent Haveil Havalim (Israel/Jewish blogging carnival), Carnival of Maryland and Kosher Cooking Carnival?

UPDATE II: Let me just take this opportunity to tell you that if you enjoy my stuff, you might enjoy my co-bloggers too. There's Daled Amos who specializes in observing diplomatic happenings between the United States and Israel. And there's also Judeopundit who scours the rantings of North Korea, and Iran so the rest of us don't have to. In the past half year I've been invited to blog at Meryl Yourish's. Meryl's one of the few bloggers out there who's been doing this longer than Glenn and it's an honor to be invited. It's an honor I share with Snoopy the Goon, who blogs about, I'm not quite sure how to categorize it. But he's still quite entertaining and on target.

UPDATE III: No Watermelons Allowed has some practical advice for Eliot Spitzer. Heh. A little late though.

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