Why do political and religious leaders fall prey to the "desires of the flesh? Especially when they spend their their lives trying to convince the rest of us that such things are evil and need to be eradicated from society?
Latest case in point: The Governor of New York. Here we have a man who has been called the modern day version of the famous gang buster Eliot Ness. One who fought vice and graft with a passion. A family man with three daughters that has even been perceived by some to be a future Presidential hopeful. He has now resigned because of his transgressions.
This was a man that tried his best to stamp out corruption and vice, yet fell victim to the world that he so desperately tried to destroy. Part of his downfall was his relationship with a 22 year old prostitute/aspiring musician known as "Kristen". A woman who has become immensely popular of late with a "My Space" page that reeks with the mindset of a high school girl.
Before that, we had the President and his tryst with an Intern and his alleged history of using the state police to cover up previous encounters with "women of ill repute".
Oh yes, and let's not forget the Reverend Jimmy Swaggart, the renowned televangelist crying on television for forgiveness for having a prostitute call him bad names in a hotel room as she took her clothes off.So... could it be that these great men were actually weak and troubled men? In an effort to force their demons out of their minds and lives they acted in a manner very opposite of their desires. Then...finally succumbed to their personal demons? Perhaps their minds and souls could no longer lie to themselves.Some people believe the answer is actually quite simple...men often think with the smaller of their two heads, the one without the brain.
The Cutting Point: These men knew right from wrong. They chose to do wrong and should be held to the same standards they pushed upon the public and thus be punished accordingly. This piece can be found in it's un-edited version with full links at: "The Cutting Point.net"