I've been wondering myself why it is almost always Democratic politicians who are notorious philanderers???

And not republicans. Hmmmm....

Could it be the religious factor? The John Wayne factor? Or is it just that Republicans are too damned serious to have any fun? Or is it all three?

Whatever it is, something should be done about it. There's a fertility gap here, or something like that, and it is creating a schism in American politics that threatens the strength of the Union! :-)

MAV - Although it is a general trend for people to become more conservative as they get older, it isn't an absolute rule. It's also questionable as to whether it's a good thing. I find that people tend to shut down in the heart area as they get older, and instead become focused mainly on money, possessions, and guarding their turf. These are hardly positive changes. The open-heartedness and idealism of the young is evidence that they are still fully alive inside, and still capable of dreaming magnificent dreams. When people are no longer capable of doing that, they've already got one foot in the grave.

Also, to be "conservative" does not necessarily mean to be "right-wing", it just means to be hard-nosed and reactionary (well, that's what it means to me at any rate). The arch-conservatives in Soviet Russia were the old men, the top Communists, the bosses of the Kremlin, the generals, the commissars, and the deadly enemies of their conservative counterparts in America.

How ironical. They were mutually aiming their missiles at their spiritual blood brothers...while the "liberals" in both camps tried to find ways to end the conflict. The liberals finally prevailed in Russia, and the Cold War ended. You oughta thank those Russian liberals, MAV.

- LH