Speaking of Scandals...

[Lucky]

Did Meg Whitman influence the authorities not to prosecute her son for rape?

Or am I being harsh on her?

http://gawker.com/5669754/the-rape-accusation-against-meg-whitmans-son-that-got-hushed-up

And more:

http://gawker.com/5669869/what-is-wrong-with-meg-whitmans-kids

A sample:

Griff's legal troubles continued even after the rape accusation. Shortly after the Princeton rape incident, Griff was back home in California when he was arrested for breaking a woman's ankle during a brawl at a bar. He was released after his mother posted $25,000 in bail and the charges were eventually dismissed.

A political newcomer, Meg Whitman credits her late political awakening (she didn't register to vote until seven years ago) to her busy schedule: She was "focused on raising a family." And yet her two adult sons have been absent from her campaign, perhaps because both boys have faced their share of scandals. (Most recently, Griff's younger brother Will got into an altercation with a Princeton professor.)

Since Meg lacks a political track record, many have looked to her tenure as CEO of Ebay to understand how she handles power. (Not always nonviolently, it seems: an eBay employee once accused Whitman of shoving her in a meeting.) The decision by Princeton officials to permit the son of one of its most prominent donors to remain in school following such serious allegations may raise questions about her influence at Princeton University, too.

The family:

[TampaYankee]

Nothing shakes the skeletons out of the closet like a good old fashioned political race. Sometimes it even manufactures some out of imaginaton, not that I know that to be the case here.

[BiBottomBoy]

The laws don't apply to billionaires.