Prince Chunk meet John Ensign

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It is a bit fun to gloat over the demise of John Ensign presidential ambitions, although a somewhat guilty pleasure. It would be less fun if he hadn't been such a sanctimonious ass about Bill Clinton and so appalled by Larry Craig's behavior. What incredibly poor judgement it shows, to have an affair with someone on your staff whose husband also works for you. Now their is a discreet affair. It is sort of delicious hearing the pundits discuss who'se behavior is worse - so far Charlie Cook seemed to think Larry Craig soliciting sex in an airport bathroom the winner. Josh Michah Marshall noted that apparently Ensign is an unwitting victim of the home loan crisis. His mistress and hubby overextended themselves on their mortgage and did the logical thing, try to blackmail their former boss/lover. Like Prince Chunk of last summer (for those of you who have forgotten, Prince Chunk was the fifty pound cat who had been tossed out by his/her owners because of a bad mortgage, and oh yes, it turned out that Prince was a Princess), John Ensign may suffer a similar fate. TPM has pictures of the fine home that has caused such mischief. It is astoundingly hideous. It is hard to tell which room is more ugly. One decorator touch that I liked was the In Vino Veritas above one of the kitchen doors. The pictures are worth a look because words do not convey the depth of the poor taste.