The Nigh Seen Creeder

“So I want to first of all acknowledge ... Kwame Kilpatrick, who has been on the frontlines — has been on the frontlines doing an outstanding job."

-- B. Hussein Obama

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick "was bounced from office Thursday in a deal with prosecutors that will send him to jail and put an end to the sex scandal that embarrassed this chronically struggling city and preoccupied its government for months.

"The 38-year-old 'Hip-Hop Mayor' who brought energy and excitement to City Hall when he took office in 2002 pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and will get four months behind bars.

"The Democrat will also pay a $1 million fine and lose his license to practice law, and cannot run for any elected office for five years. His resignation will take effect in two weeks.

"Kilpatrick was charged earlier this year with perjury and other offenses for denying he and his chief of staff had an affair. The scandal broke wide open in January with the release of a trove of lusty text messages between the two of them that appeared to contradict the mayor."

So let me get this straight ...

The Hip-Hop Mayor had an affair with a co-worker. He lied about the affair in court. He instructed others to lie about his affair. And he didn't begin to come clean until concrete proof, i.e., sexually-charged text messages, came to light. Now he's going to jail.

Bill Clinton had an affair with a co-worker. He lied about the affair in court. He instructed others to lie about his affair. And he didn't come clean until concrete proof, i.e., a not-so-clean blue dress, came to light. He not only hung on to his job, his approval ratings went up and he was able to delude himself into thinking that he "saved" the Constitution by successfully skirting the law.

What a f'ed-up country we live in ...