The General Is Just Not Wise To The Weird Morality Of DC

To be fair, this isn't entirely crazy, because he's been a creature of it for years so one can forgive him for being surprised that "beating your wife" would be frowned upon by them.

Friends and associates noted that with Mr. Kelly’s lack of experience in Washington politics, he may not have been attuned at first to how the domestic abuse allegations against Mr. Porter would be perceived.