[GreatOne]

Thank you. Excellent arguments. I, too, have been around elected officials (including my state's former Senator) who made a huge mess of their personal lives over having an affair. The very nature of politics invites this type of behavior through long working hours away from family and the adulation of supporters or political groupies. If one does not have a strong moral core, one is going to succumb to the temptations.

And what makes people think that failure in this area doesn't translate to failure in others? Haven't we had enough recent history to demonstrate the folly of thinking that "personal life does not affect public life"?

[Dems_R_Losers]

Exactly. I do have some sympathy for people who are married and fall in love with another person, or whose marriage falls apart due to distance and they seek companionship with another person they care about. It happens. But whoring around with prostitutes is another thing altogether, just as being serviced by interns in the Oval Office is.