I gave him the opportunity to clear the air and set the record straight. His response? "That's his problem [Hampton's], that's not my problem" All that stuff will take care of itself over time..."
That "stuff" included Ensign allegedly arranging meetings for Hampton to get lobbying jobs. That "stuff" is what the law was meant to prevent.
When Ensign said, "that's not my problem," he clearly wasn't thinking- just like he wasn't thinking when he slept with Hampton's wife and attempted to appease him by getting him lobbying jobs.
So who's problem is it Senator? You want to try that answer again, because yesterday you resigned and the Senate Ethics Committee, which includes many Republicans, chose to continue its investigation. They aren't doing that because you had a moral indiscretion. We all make mistakes. They are continuing to investigate you because of exactly what I asked you about: "public malfeasance." The problem is whether the public can trust that you and other elected officials won't use your lofty positions to cover your sins.
When you disconnected from reality during our interview and said that this was "his" problem, Senator Ensign, at that moment, you became America's problem.
Luckily, your resignation solves that. And it shows you finally realized what you should have known two years ago: this isn't someone else's problem. This is clearly your problem.
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