I do find it interesting that adultery is seen as worse than killing large numbers of innocent people. Somehow that killing lots of people in Iraq and Afghanistan (and these days Pakistan and other places) is awesome. He ran programs that killed children as a side effect, but since that was his job it just made him a hero. But fucking someone not his wife, well that is beyond bearing and obviously he had to resign.
Angel: Just admit it: you think you're gonna ride in, save the day, and sweep Buffy off her--Spike: Like you're not thinking the same thing. Angel: I'm already seeing somebody. Spike: What, dog girl?
'The Girl in Question'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Typo Boy - Nov 11, 2012 7:44:55 am PST #411 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Laura - Nov 11, 2012 7:46:44 am PST #412 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
From what I gather he isn't resigning because of adultery, but for exposure of information (email) to a crazy person. (short version)
Volans - Nov 11, 2012 7:52:15 am PST #413 of 30001
move out and draw fire
Kinda skipping the Petraeus stuff to ask if folks have seen every episode of Buffy in limerick form?
I hope the next CIA Director provides all reports to Congress in limerick form. Or haiku.
Connie Neil - Nov 11, 2012 7:54:21 am PST #414 of 30001
brillig
Hubby has picked up the line I came up with, that Democrats have sex scandals and Republicans have money scandals, so you should become a Democrat and get laid.
le nubian - Nov 11, 2012 7:57:58 am PST #415 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
P4 does stand for Petraeus and I picked it up because I don't feel like double-checking the spelling every time. He is a 4-star general. P4.
DavidS - Nov 11, 2012 7:58:38 am PST #416 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
From what I gather he isn't resigning because of adultery, but for exposure of information (email) to a crazy person. (short version)
Apparently Broadwell broke up with him after he became head of CIA and he wrote her thousands of emails and texts to get her back.
Does "P4" stand for Petraeus?
It does. Because he's a four star general, I guess?
le nubian - Nov 11, 2012 7:59:28 am PST #417 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I do find it interesting that adultery is seen as worse than killing large numbers of innocent people.
Right wingers complaining about P4 resigning do not care about this. Of course you are right, it is kind of ridiculous, but I file it away in the same irony category of mobsters getting caught through the IRS. After Clinton's impeachment, it is all kind of bullshit.
le nubian - Nov 11, 2012 8:05:41 am PST #418 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Hec,
then why did Broadwell write P4's other mistress a VERY threatening email?
Volans - Nov 11, 2012 8:08:01 am PST #419 of 30001
move out and draw fire
For irony, I like this article from Nov 5: "General Petraeus' Rules for Living" : [link]
DavidS - Nov 11, 2012 8:13:13 am PST #420 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
then why did Broadwell write P4's other mistress a VERY threatening email?
I don't know, but I'd guess that she probably still had feelings for him and was warning off the other woman. She might have only broken up with him because she understood that having an affair as CIA director was considered way more compromising than having an affair as a general.
As Stephanie notes, affairs are not uncommon in the military and tolerated. In spy biz, they create exposure.