In 2004, Republican Senator Mike DeWine, was forced to fire his secretary when her private life became extremely publicized. Online web pages and her personal blogs left 24-year-old Jessica Cutler with no way out. She didn't seem to ashamed or even embarassed by the uncovering of her personal life. My first thoughts on this situation were back to Bill Clinton. A scholarly man, and arguably one of the best president's to ever lead this country. I often wonder if his personal life should have gotten in the way as much as it did. I understand that people want a morally sound person to represent our nation, but at the same time I feel like he was indeed getting his job done and getting it done well. I wonder if the same is true for Miss Jessica Cutler. This young lady must have been qualified and very well-educated to recieve a position as the Senator's aide. So if she was getting her job done, should her personal choices and life outside of work be ignored? Or being in her position was it her responsibility to represent her boss (Senator Mike DeWine) and in failing to do so in a positive manner should she lose her job? There is no real answer to these questions but I think our country has made it clear what the general concensus is on the issue as we saw in the Clinton scandal.
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