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The McGreevey Scandal Wasn’t (Just) About Sex

March 20, 2008 - 1:00 am - by James Kirchick
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2008-03-20 03:51:22

Sorry, I’m not buying it for a minute. Homosexuality was central to McGreevey’s downfall – it was his driving force.

His inability to control his homosexual impulses were the root cause of his character failures and willingness to violate the public trust. Giving patronage jobs to his sexual partners is an entirely different level of depravity than Spitzer’s hookups. More than just meeting his personal sexual ‘need’, McGreevy corrupted both the office of Governor (with his hiring practices) and the sanctity of marriage (with his menage-a-trois) .