Matthew Dowd

Because divorce is difficult enough without it being monitored by the press and reported to the world on a minute by minute basis.

Divorce should be private. She won't bewith him 5 years from now. If it were France, she'd leave him like Celia Sarkozi. But it's not France.

It also doesn't help children, even teenaged children to have their mother take a shot at their father in the public gallery after the father's public humiliation.

She is doing the right thing for herself and her family now, but I place bets the divorce happens quietly a couple of years from now.

We should Have the decency to give these woman, their right to privacy.

I am sure them and their children, are going through the roughest time in their lives.

Keep them in your prayers and admire their Strenght and courage.

The only polititian that I can remember that got what he had coming to him was Mr 9-11, Rudy G. I especilly was proud of his son who wanted nothing to do with his "dad's" presidetial campagn.

On the other side if the coin. Maybe the media needs to stop bringing up the sad situtation that Mrs Spitzer and her children find themselves in. Give them some respect and move on.

Is it time for you guys (the media) to show some restraint and class.

The only polititian that I can remember that got what he had coming to him was Mr 9-11, Rudy G. I especilly was proud of his son who wanted nothing to do with his "dad's" presidetial campagn.

On the other side if the coin. Maybe the media needs to stop bringing up the sad situtation that Mrs Spitzer and her children find themselves in. Give them some respect and move on.

Is it time for you guys (the media) to show some restraint and class.

This society is full of hypocrits. The divorce rate in this country is well beyond 50 percent, and the stability of family units with children of divorce has dropped profoundly. People in the press and on the blogs love to pontificate about these private matters and pass judgement on others when they certainly do not want their own personal lives to suffer such scrutiny. Let them be! Criticize their public job performance, but leave their marriages and children alone!

My only thought here, is what business of this is yours? Whether they stay or go is highly personal. And a lot depends on what the offending partner does to make amends. Love and forgiveness are the bedrock of marriage. Leave them alone and let them heal, either together or apart. I'm an Obama supporter and nothing riles me more than people saying, "I can't support Hillary because she stayed with Bill" - in my mind that's actually her biggest selling point - she did the hard work, made Bill do the hard work and saved a marriage - not too many republican candidates can say the same thing about their marriages. Family values my @ss.

That is why I am glad they kick these guys out immediately, because of the hurt they cause others is so damaging.

Most women are stunned and if you have children you try to shelter them until you have time to pull together and do the right thing. It is like after a death they tell you not to make any major decisions for at least a month or two. This is life altering. I pray for this whole family.

Now lets also get the truth out of Obama and his Reverend. I feel so bad for his children going to that hate filled church for all their years. Shame on Obama and Michelle.

While I can certainly understand that the decision to divorce is private, I can't understand why a wife in this situation would literally stand by her husband. In this case there wasn't any question of guilt so why support him? I'm a married woman and if publicly humiliated by my husband I certainly would not support him publicly. Maybe politcal wives tend to out of habit. They may not have much control over their lives on a day to day basis; they are so used to be told where to go constantly. I'm not suggesting it would be okay to purposefully publicly humiliate the husband, that would be a bad example to the kids, but surely it isn't the best example to support him. I think in this latest case with the governor, his wife was just shell-shocked. The look of sadness on her face at the first speech her husband gave on the topic said it all. Her life had instantly turned completely around. The life with her husband, who her husband actually was, what he stood for were all false. My prayers are with her and her children.
And shame on Fae for changing the subject to her ongoing villification of Obama. 'Judge not lest ye be judged.' It is sad that anyone can so quickly judge the reverend because of a few quotes taken out of context, rather than the whole speech or say his work was hate-filled when unknowledgeable about the reverend's life work.

It really is sad. This woman suffered and was/is humilated by this man. The guy is a pig.

She's not an unaccomplished woman, unattractive, stupid, etc. woman. She sure has more to offer than some hooker....Simply speaking, she is compete, successful...etc and SHE let this guy do this to her.

Sure, I feel bad for her b/c she's left hummilated while the hooker gets rich. But, Silda is a modern woman. And modern women no longer have to stand by their man!!! Especially when they look as if they haven't slept in days. Therefore, she could have reserved some of her dignity by not standing by him and surely not in public giving him support like that.....Regardless, my advice to her, dump him.

I find such irony in some of the above publicly(!) posted commments telling the author to that he should stay out of it and that these are subjects we should not publicly comment on.

Hmmm...and what does it say about such a woman, wronged by her husband, who not only stands by him over the years of disrespect but who, in part, puts up with it as part of a plan that will provide her with her own political gains? I imagine someone who would do that not only has a skewed perspective on life but over the years probably twists themselves up into knots with the effort. Would we want a person like that leading our country, you think?

Unfortunately our reality is one that is rampant with prying curiosity and publication of everything, even that which is private. Look at our now ridiculously popular 'reality shows'. Society is, in large party, desperately interested in one another's lives, specifically those of celebrity status. We can sit around and gripe and moan about this reality or we can choose to live a life in which we are secure and proud of the decisions we make. A life in which we can either turn a blind eye to public criticism of our choices or back up our them up in even the most public of forums. Perhaps this unnattractive trend towards an intrusive media and general population can be turned into a positive and cause people to make decisions and actions they are proud of.

First of all..the love life of a married couple is their business and some people do not consider this a a problemm except for public opinion. She may be standing up for him because she believes in his political life. Many women stay with their husbands after affairs because marriage is more then that.

Your opinion is just ARROGANCE. - Not only we as a society get to pass judgement onto others but we also get to dictate what they should do, especially at a difficult time like that. - Well, there may be a chance that she chose to stand by her husband and her children at this difficult time and you cannot stand it because your Religious Morals prevent you to remember Matthew chapter7 1-5 that refers that "You will be judged with the same measure as you judge others"

Ironically, Tammy Wynette was actually an active feminist. She dashed off "stand by tyour man" as a bit of last minute filler and from what I heard grew to hate the song and the message it conveyed about her.

When do we just face the facts that the Tammys aid and abet, enable abuse, even enshrine it? What does it set as a standard for the children?
Look at how sick Shillary's daughter is.

When do we just face the facts that the Tammys aid and abet, enable abuse, even enshrine it? What does it set as a standard for the children?
Look at how sick Shillary's daughter is.

OBAMA HAS RUN HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON LIES!

WILL WRIGHT SPEW "GOD DAMN AMERICA" FROM OUR WHITE HOUSE?

What is the most important "right" granted to U.S. citizens? THE RIGHT TO VOTE!!!

A GROUP OF "POLITICIANS" (including Obama) ARE TAKING IT AWAY FROM MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS IN FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN!!!

WE NEED TO COUNT THE "PEOPLE'S VOTES" --- NOT THE "DELEGATES".

IF OUR REPRESENTATIVES DON'T LISTEN TO US --- WE NEED TO VOTE THEM OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE DON'T NEED A RADICAL, ANTI-AMERICAN IN OUR HIGHEST OFFICE. OBAMA HAS TOLD TOO MANY LIES. He has too many anti-Jewish, Anti-white, Anti-American and terrorist friends and associates.

HILLARY 2008.