Interesting...

[hkellick]

When the mayor of New York City gets caught cheating on his wife, he's not exactly ousted out of office. But when the governor of New Jersey does it, he has to resign?

I'm sorry. I'm not saying cheating on your wife with another man is GOOD. But is it WORSE than cheating on your wife with another woman? I think not.

Edit: Nevermind. I see there was more to this that that he was gay and was having an affair. Check out Washington Post for more details.

Edit^2: OK, I can't help but feel really bad for McGreevey. I mean... if this had happened to any other middle-ager, this would be disasterous enough, but add the pressures of being a governor and being in the spotlight and all. Poor guy. I hope he gets things sorted out before the sharks attack.

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[lawchicky.livejournal.com]

I think this had to do with a lot more than just McGreevey being gay. His governorship has been full of scandals. When I first heard that he was going to resign, I didn't think it had anything to do with his sexual orientation, I thought it had to do with the campaign finances scandel (the most recent one).

I think McGreevey thought this was the best thing for him to do (by resigning now before the sexual misconduct lawsuit was filed against him he escapes all of the speculation that would follow the lawsuit). Also, by resigning as soon as possible (but in November), he lets his party keep the office, and gives the new governor a chance in the position. That way they new guy stands a chance of getting re-elected.

I don't think the resignation has much to do about him being gay ay all. He was very blunt in explaining his sexual orientation. I do think that the result of everything that's coming down on him right now is going to be consuming. It probably is the right decision for him to resign, because who could keep functioning as the governor when going through so much personal turmoil.

I feel really badly for McGreevey and his family. I can only imagine how his daughters might feel with everything coming out this way. However, there's no question that he's done inappropriate things, not just personally, but as the governor.