'Wash Post' Picks the Top Ten Political 'Sex Scandals'

By: E&P Staff It was bound to raise discussion -- and it has -- so www.washingtonpost.com now is touting on its home page a new list at its The List that nominates the The Top Ten Sexual Politician Scandals. It's a little heavy on recent years (no Warren G. Harding or Grove Cleveland) and has provoked a lot of comments to that site.

And loyal E&P reader/critic David Horchak asks: No JFK and Marilyn Monroe?

Here's the list (comments from the site, below).
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10. ?Gropergate.? Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Cali.) admitted groping women early in career (2003).

9. Gary Hart's affair with model Donna Rice, ruining his very promising run for the Democratic nomination for president (1988).

8. Alexander Hamilton-Maria Reynolds affair (1797).

7. The Petticoat Affair or Eaton Affair involving a sex scandal and the resignation of much of Andrew Jackson's cabinet (1831).

6. Rep. Mark Foley; (R-Fla.) accusations of sexual harassment of underage congressional page (2006).

5. The Wayne Hays-Elizabeth Ray scandal. The Washington Post broke the story quoting Elizabeth Ray, Hays's (D-Ohio) former secretary, saying that Hays hired her on his staff in order to serve as his mistress. (1976).

4. The 1983 Congressional Page sex scandal ? the House Ethics Committee recommended that Rep. Dan Crane and Rep. Gerry Studds be reprimanded for having engaged in sexual relationships with minors, specifically 17-year-old congressional pages (1983).

3. Chandra Levy scandal, involving Rep. Gary Condit?s (D- Cali) affair with Levy and then her mysterious murder (2001).

2. Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) ? Bathroom sex solicitation scandal (2007).

1. Monica Lewinsky, a scandal involving a President Clinton's affair with an intern (1997).
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Some comments:

--You overlooked Clinton's trysts with Paula Jones and Jennifer Flowers.

--Adults like to have sex with each other. Got it.

--Wilbur Mills and Fanny Foxe!

--Where is the Rudy/Judy scandal?????? His parading around the city with his mistress? Announcing his divorce before mentioning it to his wife?? Sorry, that trumps the Chandra Levy affair.

--I think you missed number one! Even if it never really happened the "alleged" affair between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hennings has to be at least considered in the top ten.