Scandal

I hope I have chosen the corrct title.
Now let me start all over.I just posted a, what I thought a fine post but undoubtedly the Roo is Republican and deleted it immediately. LOL.
I'll try again.
To start, I am neither a Republican nor Democrat.I have always tried to vote for the person, the subject, not never the party.

Just today I received an email from a close friend, who is definitely a republican, he would vote for the devil on a republican ticket even if he was running against Jesus on a democrat ticket. LOL.
Anyway, this was about Jesse Jackson hiring Mel Reynolds as a member of his staff.Mel Reynolds is suppossed to be a past criminal, having sex with a subordinate, among other things.He was supposed to have been pardoned by President Bill Clinton, guilty of the same offense.
My question is:How many here would have turned the offer down had it been presented to you?Wuld that have made you a criminal?
To continue, can't we forgive and forget the past? Maybe these individuals have changed and would never commit a second time, or at least use more privacy and not let it be broadcast. lol.
To prevent this from getting out of hand, and I know there are gonna be lots of anonymous comments berating and degrading this, but like AO, I can take it, go to http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/reynolds.asp