Mary Jo Melone, writing in the St. Petersburgh Times, bemoans the fact that many women ignored the last minute allegations against Arnold and voted for him. She offers the following analysis regarding comparisons between Governor-elect Schwarzenegger and former President Clinton:

"As the campaign ended, we heard Schwarzenegger compared to the illustrious and sexually industrious Bill Clinton. You know what followed. If Clinton could be forgiven, why not Schwarzenegger?
There was a difference, if not in their conduct than in their choices. Clinton's women wanted him."

Wow. They did, did they? Certainly one could argue that some of Clinton's women wanted him. One would be hard pressed (no pun intended), however, to make a plausible case that Kathleen Willey, Juanita Broaderick, and Christine Zercher "wanted him" and, by extension "wanted it." Beyond that, the rank hypocrisiy of a woman using the completely reprehensible "she wanted it" argument as an apology for boorish (or worse) behavior is breathtaking.