I remember once upon a time people in the media would fret over whether adultery by politicians was really newsworthy, or whether they should be granted some zone of privacy, even if the application of any kind of standard was rather inconsistent (in the 90s that meant covering up Republican affairs, of course). And while there are obvious angles here - "family values hypocrite," shagging a lobbyist - I get the sense that we all just accept that any politician/adultery story is newsworthy as long as there's a thin reed to hang it on.
Not necessarily disagreeing, just pointing out that things have changed.
