Yet another male politician has been diddling around. Given our society's total weirdness about sex . . . that on one hand it's taboo but on the other we're surrounded by it and its all about power and status, it shouldn't be surprising.
And, the details of the infidelity are pretty scandalous. The mistress wasn't some shadowy person wholly unknown to the family, but a pseudo member of the family.
But, it always brings up the issue of, can a person be a buggering creep but a good political leader?
We had this conversation with Clinton. And, whereas I think there are some outcomes from Clinton's presidency that were good for citizens, I think he made himself a laughing stock, and still is something of the butt of jokes.
We have a person who wants to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate now who has a very public history of infidelity. Although, he says his infidelity was a result of his patriotism. Right.
My feeling is that if you can cheat on and lie to the person you stood up at the front of a church and every person who cares about you and promised to be faithful to and respectful of, then what would stop you from cheating me? Lying to me? You don't ever have to see my face across the dinner table. You don't even actually know I exist.
I can't help but think that infidelity, publicly humiliating your spouse and family, and day in/day out lies are a character flaw we should take seriously in elected leaders. It also demonstrates a lack of restraint and overblown sense of entitlement that is fairly unattractive in people you trust to make sound decisions.
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