Flutterby™! : Jack Ryan

Just in case you're not aware of it, there's this Republican politician named Jack Ryan who was married to Jeri Ryan (IMDB page), known for her roles on "Boston Public" and as "Seven of Nine".

He's finally bowed out of the Illinois race for the Senate because it turns out he likes public sex. There have been a bunch of different takes, Debra provides an overview, but two things have stood out. The first was Tom over at Backup Brain who pointed out:

Dude, you're married to Seven of Nine, the gal with the catsuit that launched a million sweaty fantasies. Everyone already knows you're having sex with her. Many envy the hell out of you for it. Do you really have to flaunt it? Man, that's just tacky.

Which is a pretty good snarky answer, but it was Lyn's entry over at Back to the Kitchen that pointed out this line from The Chigago Tribune article quoting the divorce proceedings:

I told him I thought it was out of his system. I told him he had promised me we would never go. People were having sex everywhere. I cried. I was physically ill. Respondent became very upset with me and said it was not a `turn-on' for me to cry.

Obviously I've no problem with people liking public sex. I do have an issue with lying to your spouse, and I especially have an issue with responding to a concern with "that's not a turn-on for me". Whatever the collected voters and party bosses thought that got him out of the race, believing that it's your partner's duty to be a "turn-on" is beyond reprehensible.

So, congrats, Jeri, on ditching the bastard.