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I'm sure the democrats would claim they hold certain values, but what are they saying about themselves when they call the GOP hypocritical, and yet admit moral lapses in their own party? I'm simply saying that using the fact that they don't present values in their platform (at least like the GOP does) is a crappy defense.
As for Studds, if the reaction is the issue, their was no action on the affair until 10 years after it happened, I believe. I find it difficult to believe that there was no knowledge of the incident until a decade after the fact. You mention the change in standards from 1983 to now, but I don't think I can agree. I can't imagine an affair with a subordinate teenager would be accepted any more then than it was now, especially considering the stature of homosexuals 20 years ago. However, your point regarding Studds being lucky to be from a Mass. district is well taken.
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