Politicians' penchant persists for pedicide
In politics as so much of life, the worst wounds are self-inflicted. Virginia Senator George Allen learned that the hard way last week, and then came lesson two: lame excuses only make things worse.
Allen joins a venerable club with alumni utterances that include:
* "I am not a crook" (Richard Nixon);
* "I did not have sex with that woman" (Bill Clinton);
* "I voted for it before I voted against it" (John Kerry);
* "Go f*** yourself" (Dick Cheney);
* "Read my lips, no new taxes" (George H.W. Bush);
* "I was brainwashed (George Romney).
It's a bipartisan affliction. Joining Allen in …
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