Check out this a nice long read detailing how Ensign got Douglas Hampton a job in order to appease him and contain the damage caused by the affair.
The most striking thing is how Coburn, who had previously shielded Ensign and attacked Hampton is now calling Ensign out. It looks like the GOP is ready to jump ship.
Here's the money quote from Coburn:
"John got trapped doing something really stupid and then made a lot of other mistakes afterward," Mr. Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, said in an interview. "Judgment gets impaired by arrogance, and that’s what’s going on here."
Also, Good stuff about the what happened behind the scenes:
"I said, ‘No. 1, you’re having an affair, and you need to stop,’ " Mr. Coburn recounted. The senator said he also advised Mr. Ensign to make the affair public and to work to reconcile the two families.
Mr. Coburn warned Mr. Ensign that if the affair did not end, he would "go to Mitch" — referring to Mitch McConnell, the Republican Senate leader, Mr. Hampton said.
Is Mitch McConnell like the mom of the Senate?
Pull up a chair, brew a nice cup of coffee and have a good read.
http://www.nytimes.com/...