As to the "stand by your man" quips, if female politician spouses do something embarrassing, do their husbands stay away [see Samantha Bee bit on
The Daily Show]? One rather strange footnote on the governor retiring: the lieutenant governor office will be vacant, so the next in line (and acting governor while the soon to be new, and legally blind btw, gov is out of state) is the (Republican) Senate leader, who also now would break ties in that body as well. I still stick with my "he had to resign" opinion, but things
like this suggests Glenn Greenwald's post today on things is largely correct. Just a bit besides the point.
