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Congressman fed up with Petraeus scandal

November 13, 2012 | 5:07 pm | Modified: November 13, 2012 at 5:10 pm
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"Yes some generals [are] cheating bastards; fire them, make sure there wasn't a security breach, and move on. Nothing else to see here."

- Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., tweeting his irritation on Tuesday with the attention devoted to CIA head David Petraeus' extramarital affair

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