I find it telling that in modern, go-ahead Britain a man can have two children by a woman, overlook the little detail of marrying her, and not see his political career go into the toilet. It wasn't that long ago that any politician with a survival instinct superior to a lemming's would have at least practiced the tribute that hypocrisy pays to virtue and hit the altar before the birth of Son No. 1. Having failed to do so both times and going on to become Labour leader, Mr Miliband is like a lemming that jumped off the cliff, landed on a motorway, wandered through an abattoir, took a short cut through an animal shelter specialising in rabid dogs that haven't been fed in a week, made it to town unscratched, and was given the Lemming of the Year award.
I can't decide if it says more about how decadent our society has become*, how low a standard we've come to hold politicians to**, or the utter contempt that the Political Class hold for the opinions of Outer Party members***. At least Mr Lloyd George was discreet with his mistresses.
As usual, The Daily Mash has its finger on the pulse of the story.
*As in, for a man who seeks to become Prime Minister perhaps his getting a woman pregnant twice and not marrying her may indicate a lack of character–or at least decisiveness.
**i.e., "It doesn't matter, they're all bottom feeders anyway.
***"Okay, so what if I eat the odd baby for breakfast? What are you going to do about it?"
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