An salacious letter has surfaced from Rep. Allen West (R-FL18) that was handwritten to his wife shortly before he was forced to leave the Army for abusing/torturing an Iraqi policeman (it was that or face 11 years in jail). Excerpts were published on a Miami-area gossip site run by a former Palm Beach Post and Radar.com staffer, and appear to be legit.
The congressman proceeds tells his wife he expects certain intimate acts upon his return that will be “the standard and it is non-negotiable...I need to know, are you committed to being my porn star? I do not want to hear ‘no’ or ‘we’ll see about that.’ "
Ordinarily, I wouldn't care less about this kind of thing. Whatever works for him and his wife. But given all the misogynistic and ignorant garbage about women that's been spewing out of his mouth lately, not to mention his position on women's healthcare issues and that he basks in a glow of adoration from the Christian Right, I think this is fair game.
Recent polls conducted before this sordid tidbit became public weren't good for West. A Democratic poll by Garin-Hart-Yang Research shows West is now trailing his Democratic opponent, Patrick Murphy, by 9 points, and another poll by Republican pollster Kimball Political Consulting showing West down by 4.
Put a fork in him. He's done.