"Double Standard?"

Representative Gerry Studds (apt name, that), Democrat of Massachusetts, admitted to having sex with a 17-year-old male page. He was censured by the House of Representatives. During the vote, which he was compelled by House rules to be present for, Studds turned his back on the House to show his contempt for his colleagues' reprimand. [Emphasis mine -RT] He was not expelled from the Democratic Caucus. In fact, he was his party's nominee in the next election in his district--and the next five after that--winning reelection each time. He remained in the bosom of the Democratic Caucus in the House for the next 13 years." Then he was "lionized" when he died. This is what happens when a Democrat is caught in a sex scandal. It's a "resume enhancement." "In 2006, Republican congressman Mark Foley was found to have been engaged in lurid sexual Internet correspondence with a 16-year-old House page. There is no evidence yet of his ever laying a hand on anyone, let alone having sex with a page. When discovered, he immediately resigned. Had he not, says Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert, "I would have demanded his expulsion." Not only is Foley gone, but half the Republican House leadership has been tarred. Hastert himself came within an inch of political extinction." This is what happens when a Republican is caught in a sex scandal. IS there a "double standard?" That the answer is yes goes without question. The evidence is there before your eyes. Do you need any more?(Weekly Standard)