Family Values Candidates Leading in Divorce Count

The GOP candidates are leading the Dems in one statistic that really doesn't help them much (from Political Wire):

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's entry into the Republican presidential campaign "gives the emerging GOP field the edge over the Democrats in the number of divorces or annulled marriages," according to Cox Newspapers.

"The GOP has long touted itself as the party of family values, but its developing 2008 presidential field has recorded four divorces and one annulment, compared to three divorces among the Democrats."

"In addition to Giuliani, who has had one marriage annulled and another end in divorce, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is twice divorced and Sen. John McCain of Arizona has one divorce. Among the Democrats, Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio has had two divorces and Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut has one."

If you take out Dodd and Kucinich, neither of whom will be a serious candidate, the GOP shuts out the Dems in the divorce/annulment numbers. You can bet we'll hear the phrase "so much for family values" about a hundred times a week if Rudy or McCain end up the candidate of choice.

I've never understood the whole concept of "annulment" as it pertains to someone who has been "married" for several years. You said the vows, signed the license, participated in shall we say "marital activities", and now, suddenly not only are you not married, but you've never been married, just because some priest waves his magic wand? I don't get it.