Just when you thought the world of politics was already submerged in enough sex scandal to last a few good years in the press, here comes another one!  In the wake o Elliot Spitzer’s downfall among allegations that he used an escort service several times that was geared toward high profile and rich men, his lieutenant governor has taken over for him. 

To avoid any investigations into his personal past, the new governor of New York has already come forth with his skeletons and proclaimed that he had an extramarital affair, and his wife did as well when they were going through a rough patch in their marriage.

Not only that, he has already gone so far as to disclose that he tried certain recreational drugs in his youth.  I for one think it’s smart of him to just come right out and spill it, instead of wasting the taxpayers money with big investigations.  And who cares about his past anyways? 

Well now, the Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, who has been dubbed the hip hop mayor of Detroit, and has gained quite a loyal following among the younger population, but also has been a dividing force, is being investigated for lying about an ongoing affair with his assistant.  Mr. Kilpatrick and his assistant are both married with children, although now his assistant (it sounds like) may be separated. 

The reason it is being pursued is because supposedly Mr. Kilpatrick lied about the affair, and committed perjury by doing so.  He is being pursued because it is said that he lied after intimate text messages between himself and his assistant were found. 

I’m not really sure why this has to do with public interest (I think you can see that I don’t care what politicians do in their spare time), but the prosecutor is saying that he created a mockery out of the justice system by lying and has wasted taxpayers money and trust, so he is being pursued.  He could serve many years if he is convicted.  What is this world coming to?