Like Frank Turk, I am amazed by this article.
But what struck me, in particular, is not only this:
In a stunning revelation, both Paterson, 53, and his wife, Michelle, 46, acknowledged in a joint interview they each had intimate relationships with others during a rocky period in their marriage several years ago.
But also this:
The governor flatly denied what he called a “sporadic rumor in Albany that I had a love child” by another woman. “That’s just not true,” he said.
“Don’t you think he’d take care of a child if he’d had one?” Michelle Paterson said, in obvious disgust over that persistent rumor.
In other words, they both freely admit to adultery, but how dare anyone suggest he could ever be an irresponsible father. Other people’s sins are always worse than our own.
And yes, I recognize the irony of writing about someone else’s sins here. But I will not say “that could never be me.” Rather, it is only by God’s loving grace holding back my sinful nature that I am not doing those things, or worse.
Tags: David Paterson, double standard, governor, hypocrisy, Michelle Paterson, New York
