I’m seriously asking — what is it that draws such people to public life? One would think that a person with secrets would want to avoid the scrutiny that comes with elected office.
This isn’t just a GOP phenomenon, either. Though it’s usually a safe bet that any report of yet another pervy pol will involve the party of Eric Greitens, Roy Moore, Matt Gaetz et al — Wikipedia’s list of sex scandals involving federal office-holders skews heavily Republican (to be fair, a lot of them are just extramarital affairs) — but Democrats like Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards and Anthony Weiner show that it’s not a purely partisan phenomenon. Chris Coons would be so proud.
Is it simply a matter of a powerful position providing them the opportunity? An appetite for self-destruction? Do the Christian types think the scrutiny will give them greater incentive not to sin? Any explanation might suit an individual case, but I can’t come up with an answer to the question, “Why so many?”
Any help is appreciated.