The editorial boards of three newspapers have so far weighed in with statements about the scandal surrounding Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who allegedly slept with prostitutes — at least one of whom was underage — during a series of trips to the Dominican Republic. And the consensus for Menendez is not good.

The Press said Menendez should not take over as chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee until a full investigation has run its course.

“Sexual scandals, ethics violations and political favors for an old friend? It is becoming difficult to simply dismiss the whole thing, as some have tried to do, as a right-wing smear campaign,” the paper wrote.
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Also on Feb. 1, a New York Post editorial took note of how Menendez responded to another prostitution scandal, this one involving the Secret Service.

“’If the facts are true, they should all be fired,’ he said back then, though under Colombian law it’s not illegal to hire hookers. ‘The reality is that the Secret Service . . . represent[s] the United States of America.’

“He got that right,” the Post concluded. “We don’t know yet whether Menendez is guilty. But if, in his words, ‘the facts turn out to be true,’ surely the Mendendez standard ought to be applied to Bob Menendez, too.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/03/editor...tution-scandal/

Imagine what would happen if he were a republican? He would already be thrown out in disgrace!