Missouri House speaker apparently hopes to weather sexting scandal

[Sherman A1]

Updated May 14, 9:14 a.m. with correction about Diehl's responses - Late Wednesday night, House Speaker John Diehl, R-Town and Country, made an appearance outside his State Capitol office and briefly took questions from reporters regarding a Kansas City Star article that he exchanged sexually charged text messages with a former female intern.

"I've apologized for the poor decisions I've made," Diehl told reporters. "I've apologized to my caucus and to people in my life that are important to me ... it was very regrettable, it was a stupid thing to do, and I'm sorry."

Diehl then took a few questions, but the Q & A with reporters didn't go very well.

First question, From Eli Rosenberg, KMBC-TV, Kansas City: "How long did this go on?" Diehl: "My statement speaks for itself."

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/missouri-house-speaker-apparently-hopes-weather-sexting-scandal

[Downwinder]

1. How does someone with admitted "Poor Judgment"

sit as Speaker?

[brush]

2. He'll be gone soon

No way he can survive as speaker with those texts out in public.

I can understand him trying to stay in the legislature as I'm sure it's a tad more hospitable than going home to face his wife (he'll be out of there soon too).

It never ceases to amaze me how allegedly intelligent, grown people continue to publish sexual messages on various social media. It's as if they don't get that that stuff stays there forever and someone other than the intended person is going to eventually come across it.

[malaise]

3. He'll call on Jebus and

blame the devil - it's the ReTHUG way.
ReTHUGs are such fugging hypocrites.