Submitted by Michael Brady on Wed, 2008-03-05 13:47.
It was the Chicago Tribune, not a "conservative partisan" that filed suit to unseal Mr. Ryan's divorce papers. That is a fact. The paper cited the public's right to know, and voters' ability to examine the character and background of the candidate, as their reasons for making public details of Mr. Ryan's divorce records. The public's right to know should be as relevant to a Democrat candidate as it was a Republican candidate.As to whether the Foster's are now on good terms, the point is moot. Jeri Ryan requested her records not be made public, but the paper and other Illinois media ignored that request. Further, the media also believed Mr. Ryan had not been forthcoming. Neither has Mr. Foster. He claims on his website that he and his ex-wife "agreed" to live within a few blocks of one another following their divorce. A judge disagreed. He accused Mr. Foster of attempting to hold his soon-to-be ex-wife "hostage." His words, not ours.We stand by our story.- Ed.
Editor's response
It was the Chicago Tribune, not a "conservative partisan" that filed suit to unseal Mr. Ryan's divorce papers. That is a fact. The paper cited the public's right to know, and voters' ability to examine the character and background of the candidate, as their reasons for making public details of Mr. Ryan's divorce records. The public's right to know should be as relevant to a Democrat candidate as it was a Republican candidate.As to whether the Foster's are now on good terms, the point is moot. Jeri Ryan requested her records not be made public, but the paper and other Illinois media ignored that request. Further, the media also believed Mr. Ryan had not been forthcoming. Neither has Mr. Foster. He claims on his website that he and his ex-wife "agreed" to live within a few blocks of one another following their divorce. A judge disagreed. He accused Mr. Foster of attempting to hold his soon-to-be ex-wife "hostage." His words, not ours.We stand by our story.- Ed.