Mark Oaten

is (or was until today) the liberal home affairs spokesman, who was today busted for having an affair with a male prostitute. The party are saying it is a private matter, error of judgement etc? (for 6 months you accidentally got into bed with two male prostitutes and paid them for sex?). Now I don't really care what people do in their private lives, albeit I find that a little sordid. But when he does the politician thing, posing with the wife and family as a regular guy, he's surely being a hypocrit. In addition, he's given secret briefings as a front bench spokesman and is (or was) open to blackmail

And that isn't a private matter.

Liberals haven't really had a good time of it lately. Leader is an alcoholic, and the home affairs guy chases rent boys? Just as well they will never be a government.