What's the odds of Republicans and Democrats using the same Escort Service?

[itsrobert]

You would think they would be more discreet than using the same service? Or is it part of the all boys clubs to cohabitate when it comes to sex?

[w4rma]

1. I'm not even in the least bit concerned about Democrats visiting that place.

• The vast majority of Democratic politicians in Congress are happily married, unlike the Repukes who pretend to be.
• In general it won't hurt them in the polls.
• And Democrats who had been frequenting that place are extremely likely to be DLC-type Congressmen that more similar to the corrupt Republicans, and I should probably hope that those Dems *are* hurt by any scandal.

[Jacobin]

10. outcall

there is no 'place'

[w4rma]

28. You're right. (nt)

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

26. Where the fuck did you get a crazy idea like that?

If you seriously think that political affiliation has a huge bearing on fidelity, you're gonna be in for a very, very rude awakening.

[w4rma]

27. I know that Dems, except for DLCers, have to be squeaky clean to win elections now.

Big media looks for the smallest most minute problem and blows it up all over every "news" channel for Dems.

Republicans get their BS covered up for them so they are hardly ever squeaky clean.

No rude awakening will be forthcoming. There will always be outliers, but I am in full understanding of the situation.

[Canuckistanian]

That's a good point

And it's not just 'big media'.

I'm sure the oppo research GOPers have their own spies.

Who would then dutifully report it to 'big media'.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

30. Right.

So let's see. So far we've had one Republican resign over this and how many Democrats?

And who the fuck said anything about elections? There are plenty of unelected Democrats in various positions in DC.

[Canuckistanian]

31. Unelected Democrats? Where?

Are you talking about political appointees? In the Bush administration?

Gie yer head a shake, man.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

32. No, I'm talking about staffers.

At least those without this theorized electromagnetic DLC invincibility field.

[Canuckistanian]

36. Ah.

But don't underestimate the 'theoretical' invincibility field.

It MAY be significant.

[Cha]

37. We'll see..there weren't any

Dems connected to the abramoff scandals..I don't care how much blitzer tried to assert otherwise.

Whomever..it doesn't seem very smart to me to have your political name in D.C. listed on a Fancy Call Girl's List. Just sayin' We'll see who the Dumb ones are.

[peaches2003]

2. Sure they would

This would be a discreet 'come to you' call girl operation. The men would not be sitting around a bordello.

[Joanne98]

3. That's a really good question. Did they see each other leaving the place?

[leftchick]

4. they take the same lobbyist cash

why would their hookers be different?

[Alexander]

18. Not quite true...

Democrats were booted out of the K Street project.

I hope every last name on that list is made public. If Democrats are on that list (which I kind of doubt) then so be it.

[leftchick]

19. lol

pollyanna syndrome.

[Orangepeel]

5. even money

but I'm sure Tom Delay insisted they charge the Democrats twice as much.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. I had the same thought earlier

I'm guessing they would use different ones, at least I hope so!

[EFerrari]

7. I have a bad feeling about this.

:(

[etherealtruth]

33. So do I

Political power is "intoxicating" ... for all, not just repubs

[katsy]

8. I may have to eat crow later, but here goes:

Thinking back to Democratic party members who had relations outside their marriage, most cases involved working relationships as opposed to paid-for services or predatory (foley) circumstances.

Even investigations of Bill Clinton didn't come out with any incidences of his paying for escort services. His relationship with Monica was so very much more that anyone ever deserved to know - outside of his own family.

One would think all of our '08 candidates have been vetted.

I just don't think this is going to involve our side. Maybe Democratic lobbyists/supporters and attorneys but that isn't our business.

That's not saying people are not equally vulnerable to extramarital affairs. JMO: the republicons are just more neurotic/obsessive/immature about sex and would probably get some power-kick about paying for escorts.

[3waygeek]

21. That's why the Rethugs are hate the Big Dog so much...

he could get for free what they have to pay for.

[katsy]

23. You got that right.

Republicons don't feel. Not love, compassion, guilt - nothing. They need to pay for what most people is part of being human.

I believe that even if one Democratic politician is on her list... they will be the exception. We'll see many republicons on her list.

[calimary]

24. It's also possible that, up til lately, this woman's business catered

to the powerful and best-connected. After all, wouldn't they pay more and provide many more better-connected clientele (in case she or her coworkers needed something)? And probably much more well-heeled and better able to pay the high prices? Up til last November, the Democrats were on the losing end, and who wants to bother with the losers who aren't in any position to help you or pay the top dollar anyway?

There are always exceptions, of course.

[katsy]

34. I hadn't thought of that.

It's plausible.

[Jacobin]

9. about a hundred percent

what's best about it is the hypocrisy of the RWer's 'family values' 'abstention' etc etc etc

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. Bi-partisan politcal intercourse isn't what they were looking for.

And, the fees charged weren't nearly as much as the divorce lawyers are gonna' be.

[TahitiNut]

35. Well, there's this town in Pennsylvania ...

:rofl:

[Merlot]

12. What are the ods that any Dem's will be made a bigger issue than repubs?

Really, we've got enough real scandles to last a life time here - US Attorney, missing emails, war buildup, outing covert agents, oh the list goes so long. But this stupid story will probably eclipse any of those.

I know the repubs (with all their "family values") are very hypocritical to be using Escort Services. But do I really care? No.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. A lot better than the odds of them not

Really, think about it. We're talking about nonpartisan pay-per-lay professionals here. If members of either party were inclined to indulge why would they not use the same professionals?

[Old and In the Way]

14. I'm seriously hoping Joe Lieberman is on the call list.

That would be a happy ending I'd love to read about....sure there's going to be some Dems on the list, but it's not so much the action as it is the political hypocrisy that the Holey Party uses to dupe the religious people in this country to vote for them. Will the suckers ever learn?

[WinkyDink]

15. Very high, I'd say.

[americanstranger]

16. Sexual indiscretion knows no party.

Or as Franken (as Strom) might put it:

'The peckah....knows no bigotry!'

- as

[Igel]

17. I'm guessing they'd both use the same service.

They use the same airlines, they'd use the same dry cleaners, they'd go to the same restaurants.

Why?

Because they'd all pretty much value the same things: Good food, fast service (dry cleaners), convenient schedules. In the case of the "escorts", they'd value good service and discretion on the part of the madame.

[baldguy]

20. Eeeeww...

[jody]

22. Why not, Dem and Repug candidates accept donations from the same wealthy donors. n/t

[MadBadger]

25. This reminds me of the First episodes of "The West Wing"

[Raine]

29. 100%

I would bet, I expect to see plenty of Democratic names. Politicians are all the same, hypocrites on either side.

[TahitiNut]

38. Thirty-five replies and nobody has yet said ...

... "sloppy seconds"??? Omigawd!! :wow: Has DU gotten civil and discreet? :rofl: