Well, I'm certainly not excusing bad behavior. But I do like to point out that people don't do things like that "because they're Democrats" or whatever. To me it's like saying that when a person of color commits a crime, it's inherently because they're a person of color, but when a white person commits a crime, it's not because they're white. Flawed reasoning is what I have a problem with.

When Democrats cheat on their spouses, it's not because this is what Democrats do. It's because it's what some people from all points on the political spectrum do. It's hardly an inherently "Democratic" problem. And I'm not a Democrat (or a Republican), so partisanship has nothing to do with my position.

As far as the timing of this news is concerned, I'd bet that it has more to do with the beginning of a new election cycle than anything else.