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A politician must be held to a higher moral standard than the average man, if for no other reason than when that person ran for public office, he sold himself to the public as being a better person than the average man. I'm not talking about extremist standards of any kind. Leave religion out of it entirely. It has no place in debates regarding elected officials, so don't let that confuse any discussion on the subject.

At the very least, politicians should have to adhere to the same (moral/ethical) rules the typical Human Resources department dictates in the average corporation. I'm only talking about the elected official living up to the same standards that you and I have to follow if we want to keep OUR jobs.

Recently I got called down to one of the boss's office because of a pair of fuzzy, blue slippers I had at the office. (Some of our offices were registering in the 60s, and we're not in contact with people outside our little group. We're unseen.) I was chastised and humiliated although, there were smiles all around. Poor choice. I get it. Politicians don't seem to get it, and that's the point.

Imagine if I had kept a guy in tight jeans under my desk as opposed to those slippers. I'm told all the time that my lunch hour is my own. But is it? No. I'm on the job. I'm in the workplace on company property. That same truth holds for many an elected official who steps over the line, then cries that the public is holding him to standards that are a bit too stringent.

One of the first things that pops into a person's mind on this subject is the whole Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal. I'll use that as an example just because it's the most obvious, and people tend to have strong opinions on the subject. The whole sex aspect was a side issue, and it muddies this sort of debate in my opinion. I don't care what anyone does in his bedroom.

Let's get back to the job scenario. A few things are just facts. Bill Clinton campaigned for, and won, a job. While on company time, he got out of line, and then he lied about it over and over to the people who hired him. Set up the same scenario with you and a coworker in your office. Then go into your boss's office and lie about it. How do you think that would work out for you?

Let's pretend the scenario with you and coworker happened after work hours? You'd still get fired, right? Forget the coworker. Let's say you stayed late at the office, and you started surfing porn on the Net. You'd get just as fired.

Now, add to that scenario

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