A well written post with interesting statements. The problem I see: A lot of people in high positions have such a behavior that they deny everything that might have happened where there's even a tiny possibility to maken them seem not 100% perfect. Instead of saying "Yes, while I was at university there were times when I partied a bit too much but I haven't done such a thing for a long time" where everyone would think of things they have done in their youth and say "been there, done similar things" they deny. And deny. And deny. And then they are amazed that a serious accusation gains momentum fast... Power does strange things to people.

On the other hand - only certain types of people would want to be a politician. Who would want to lead such a life, with no real time off, always in the cross hair of the public? And that starts early, in the low level of politics. I live in a town with under 20k inhabitants and the other day two neighbours talked about having met the mayor at the supermarket and what he had bought...