The Misanthrope’s Corner

‘I WANT to spend more time with my family” has long been the failed politician’s favorite cover story, but Trad Vals hypocrisy reached a batty zenith on Ash Wednesday when Congressman Bill Paxon gave up his identity for Lent.

Two years ago Paxon and his wife, Congressman Susan Molinari, were the GOP’s “golden couple.” Beaming partners in a two-career marriage brimming with give-and-take, they gained national fame with their cloying performance at the 1996 Republican National Convention when Paxon sat in the gallery taking care of the baby as wife Susan, invariably described as “perky,” delivered the Keynote Address.

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Florence King

Florence King was a contributing editor of National Review.

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‘I WANT to spend more time with my family” has long been the failed politician’s favorite cover story, but Trad Vals hypocrisy reached a batty zenith on Ash Wednesday when Congressman Bill Paxon gave up his identity for Lent.

Two years ago Paxon and his wife, Congressman Susan Molinari, were the GOP’s “golden couple.” Beaming partners in a two-career marriage brimming with give-and-take, they gained national fame with their cloying performance at the 1996 Republican National Convention when Paxon sat in the gallery taking care of the baby as wife Susan, invariably described as “perky,” delivered the Keynote Address.