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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
How do you regard a person's basic character? I tend to think by a certain age, you're going to have patterns set, and while you might have occasional lapses, marital infidelity is a big enough decision that it's a significant tell.
ETA: [Apparent] marital fidelity alone wouldn't establish anyone's creditability for me; it's just that's its absence seems significant. And adultery is illegal in a lot of states, so it may not makes sense to limit your request that way.
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I'm a huge proponent of fidelty. I despise cheaters and I won't get on that soapbox.
But, when it comes to politicians, the infedility itself isn't the dealbreaker to me. The context is. Bill Clinton's Oval Office Orgasms and this governor's stupid mysterious trip for which government employees had to play dumb (I don't believe he flew without anyone knowing the where and why) say to me that the politicians have blatant disregard for a position and the responsibilities and amentities that come with it.
If Clinton had done his cigarisms in a hotel on his own time and if this governor had seen his mistress without this hoopla, I wouldn't politically care. I would only morally care and think they are cheating bastards. My moral care doesn't have to translate to much, especially since we aren't talking about illegal conduct.