Stanley Betrayed His Trust

Once again a high-profile politician lets his powerful position go to his head.
Sen. Paul Stanley, a Republican from Germantown, has resigned his position as chairman of the powerful Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee because of an admitted sexual relationship with an intern in his office. This comes out as a result of a blackmail attempt against Stanley by the boyfriend of the intern. According to an affidavit, Stanley admitted having sex and taking pictures of the intern in Stanley’s Nashville apartment.
Stanley, according to the affidavit, went to the TBI and a sting operation was put into play with Stanley paying $10,000 for the pictures and video. The boyfriend was arrested during the exchange.
In a personal aside, I’ve known Stanley for a long time and this just pains my heart. But then I ask: How stupid can you be? Stanley has not said much about it, but he did say he would not resign from his Senate