"What he does in his sex life is his business. But he is an elected public figure and what he does in public is our business. All I want from the Republicans is to apply the same standard they did to Bill Clinton. Clinton was excoriated (?sp?) for lying about the act. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. One might want to excerpt some of the speeches from the debate on impeachment and send them to the Republican caucus.

Mick "

Just so we're clear on this, though...

according to the participants on this thread, that is not an option. According to them, if Republicans condemn him in a manner similar to their condemnation of Clinton, they are holier than thou. And if they fail to condemn, they are hypocrites.

Just for the record though, it appears as though they will pass your standard, as more of them are condemning than excusing him.   Therefore, they are serving the same sauce to goose and gander.

That said, this was not a private act (as your first sentences would appear to imply). That was at least a large part of the problem. It was in an airport restroom. Very public. Like, for instance, in the White House offices.