dstieger wrote:I dunno, Opel. I think higher means different. I certainly hold politicians to a different (higher) standard than I live to. I am okay with the hypocrite moniker....but, honestly, I'm not asking to represent and lead an entire population....if the litmus test if electing politicians with cbid member level standards...well....even Hillary is going to start looking good to some of us :)
So what is it about the population you lead - wife, kids, family, friends - what is it about them that they deserve less character from you than they do from a politician?
I don't think higher means different... i think it means the same character level displayed on a grander scale...
I think when we expect our leaders to live to different standards than us, we get a bunch of people pretending to be squeaky clean but in reality just hide their true selves from the flock...