Maybe Its In The Water?...Are Mayor Sex Scandals Happening With More Frequency?

ABC News posts an article about the increasing number (and public insensitivity to) mayoral sex scandals. The story references Gavin Newsom, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Kwame Kilpatrick as recent examples of Big City Mayors having their private lives hit the headlines and how public reaction has changed post-Clinton/Lewinsky.

"Sex scandals are as old as politics," said Hank Sheinkopf, a political consultant who has worked on campaigns in 46 states. "What's new is technology: cell phones, e-mail, the Internet, gossip magazines and cable news. We live now in a culture of gossip where things can spread at the drop of a dime, and there is no way to keep a secret," he said.

"There are no more secrets. For the first time, being in public life means your life is completely public," he said.