My Left Ear

It' s hard not to have a lurid fascination with Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal's public display of emails with his secretary. This would be the secretary (whose right ear he wants to kiss, according to one email) who makes a top salary, has free use of a County car (county gas provided) and can take off work at will. This would be the secretary whom he admits having an affair with 20 years ago. But, the emails that were uncovered were written recently - this year - on County computers.

It will be a curious thing to see how the Republicans deal with this - they who claim the moral high ground, who claim to have some special insider status with Christ on "values" issues. Never mind they aren't welcoming the stranger among us or taking care of the least, the last and the lost. You know, those other "what would Jesus do" issues.

I have no problem with Democrats absolutely nailing Rosenthal and the hypocritical Harris County Republican Party on this moral lapse. They've wasted our time for years focusing on "moral values" instead of things that matter - all of the kitchen table "affordability" issues such as health care, higher education, electricity, insurance, etc. Not to mention a healthy environment, parks, roads, infrastructure . . . I could go on and on. And I have. And I will continue to do so.

The real issue with Rosenthal is more about his ethical and possibly legal lapses. He's favoring a subordinate (who he has slept with) with car/gas/salary/time off perks? The Rs will endorse his re-election?

So, pointing fingers and pointing out their moral and ethical failures - it's about time. Thanks Rosenthal for giving us the opportunity.

Oh, and yeah, I would want my sugar daddy boss teasing me with emails about kissing me on my LEFT ear. This girl blogger is all about the Left.