Really too bad. I don't think many of the voters, even Republicans in the state, really cared all that much about the "scandal."
Let's see, one admits it and drops out of the race, the other lies under oath.
I don't really think he "dropped out of the race" as much as he was dropped by his party. Just like when a staffer "resigns." He certainly went to some length to avoid dealing with the issue head on, including lying, until he had no choice but to confront it. I guess most people would.
Ryan abruptly canceled a planned Thursday trip to Capitol Hill, where Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tennessee, expressed his disappointment in the allegations and pointedly declined to offer words of support for Ryan.
And the Illinois congressional delegation had been largely silent about Ryan, leaving him to fend for himself. One Republican, Rep. Ray LaHood, had even called for Ryan to withdraw from the race.
Apparently you don't just have to be gay wanting to get married to be considered immoral by the Republican leadership. Just want to do things with your wife that others might find offensive.
Charon