Disqualified

The AP reports that Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who is in the process of divorcing his wife, "is in a relationship with a Spanish-language television reporter." Steve Benen snarkily remarks that "if he were a Republican, he’d still be well positioned to run for president," presumably referring to the marital history of the front-running Republicans, who also have had their fair share of divorces and affairs.

But Benen is far too loose with the standards of Republican voters. They would never vote for someone like Villaraigosa. I mean seriously, a Spanish-language television reporter? What would Tancredo say?