Is it right to go into a politician's personal life?
114535
Accidents and boys-will-be-boys type things are negligable.  But other more serious things could and should be taken into consideration.  But thats all up to personal opinion.
916227
I agree. Even if the country was willing to help ex-convicts, and wish to show it by allowing an ex-convict to run for parliament, that person would most probably be given least priority. They don't have to show it.
647002
Those steps are well outlined but it is a psychologial war of wills once you have come into a position of power. Can your deception outwiegh your corruption? If so you will succeed. Temporarily.
895940
OK, I don't like the man one bit.  But how can it be "hiding out" when he's the most public figure in the country?  Don't you think he is entitled to ANY privacy?  He knows his party is going to be humiliated, and mostly because of his incompetence, so wouldn't you want to be alone at a time like that?
965272
Yes. A person should be allowed to run for or be president an unlimited number of times.
794452
People want to see politicians as ideal family people.  They want to look up to them. Unfortunately, it almost impossible to have a perfect family life. Some of the greatest leaders in history had terrible family lives: Jefferson and Lincoln had very sad family problems.
715020
You should go into politics
1048831
It shouldn't mean anything unless he is a bank robber or something, what goes on in a persons private life has nothing to do with his ability to be a good public servant.
126691
For the most part, no. Elected officials do not magically lose their self interest once they are elected. They may use varying rationalizations to justify particular policies, but it is a rare politician who acts opposite his true interests. For more in depth discussion, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice_theory
1010108
It does, if the party is implicit about it. If they are fully aware that one of their star politicians is corrupt, but let him get away with it anyway. Then the party is corrupt for helping him. But if the party really didn't know that their politician was corrupt, then it does not make the party corrupt.
970019
LOL - if it's not, it d**n well should be:))\n\n20 years ago I would.ve suggested it applies only to a slither of Tory MP's, but nowadays I reckon it applies to ALL of 'em.\n\nThanks for that, much appreciated - and I too am gonna try and slip it in here and there.
426943
Yes. Dangerous to the person and the committed relations if U have any.
228837
Volenteer and join Governors party. Then wait till next election and work campaign, Not what you know but who you ....
974534
you have a chance to remove the one you don't like - take it\n\nif you have enough info then vote for the best if you don't then use the limited info you have to choose - even with no info then you should vote at random to vote AGAINST the current office holder\n\nnext time RESEARCH the info is there you just did not make the effort to LOOK for it ( call the campaign HQ and ask questions ! )
567211
Yes, it is but they refer to them as contributions to politician of their choice.\n\n\nDisclaimer: \n\nI take no responsibility for anything, including that incident in Thailand in 1991.
796143
Ethics in politics cannot exist.  They system doesn't allow it.\n\nShe already showed her true colors by protesting when Hastart suspended a Dem associate who leaked the NIE to the press and insisting that person's security clearance be reinstated.  Apparently it is OK for her side to break the law.
1059045
No.\n\nWhen a politician makes a promise they might at that time honestly want to fulfill that promise, but when in office, find that they have to renege because of certain circumstances they were not aware of.\n\nThis is what elections are for.