Conservative Reaction to Fosella Embroglio

Matt Lewis | May 09, 2008 12:12 PM

As you may have heard, Congressman Vito Fosella (R-NY) is in hot water right about now. He was arrested for drunken-driving charges, but later admitted to having fathered a daughter in an "extramarital affair."

As you might imagine, there is pressure on him to resign.

I asked Craig Shirley, a well-known conservative author, whether or not he should quit. His response was quite humorous:

“Why should Fossella resign? We in the private sector have standards. It is only in the public sector where greed, avarice, stupidity, corruption, lying, cheating and stealing are tolerated.”

- Craig Shirley, Republican strategist and President of Shirley & Banister Public affairs. He is also the author of the forthcoming book “Rendezvous with Destiny.”