Look what's happening in New York. For a long time it was rumored that Mayor Rudy Guiliani was romantically involved with an aide, and that his marriage was on the rocks. Miami Mayor Joe Carollo's daughter phoned 911 to say her father was hurting her mother. Police arrived, and the mayor was arrested for allegedly beaning his wife with a tea container. Later, Carollo insisted it was a private matter that had been blown out of proportion.
Spousal abuse is a serious charge that raises legitimate questions of character.
In the case of Jeb Bush, so far there's no speck of evidence that he has done anything wrong. Cheesy Internet gossip about the state of his marriage and his alleged relationship with lawyer Cynthia Henderson remains just that. That Henderson once worked as a Playboy bunny makes the rumor all the more salacious. However, I'm more interested to know how she hopped to the head of the Department of Management Services after her embarrassing stint at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. As the state's chief business regulator, Henderson once flew to the Kentucky Derby on a jet owned by Outback Steakhouse.