I can tell you right away - I don't. It looks like a politician is quite a different beast than regular guy. A regular guy cannot publicly admit in doing drugs or driving under influence and not suffer some severe consequences (losing your job is one of them for example). A politician can and be a 'great' guy still.
A regular schmuck cannot call somebody names in public and get away with it. Unless totally drunk - we still tend to forgive them, he was drunk - such an excuse! And look at our political forums - they call each other names and blame each other in all worldly sins and it is okay. Why?
Can I go on a bus and tell somebody, "hey, you, idiot, don't talk too loud on your f* phone!" Or, "you, moron, you jacket is dirty and you smell!"
Double standards - one for regular people and another for, well, they were called 'people's servants' in my old country. They don't call them like that in Canada.
We vote for them, we select them to serve as our representatives in the government and they do they job nicely (at least in their words they pronounce they sound very nicely and smoothly with good English), and they are full of nice promises like a homeless dog full of fleas...
After their election it's another story. I think they all develop amnesia and sometimes Alzheimer's disease all together after elections. Very convenient.
I understand if you are a 'people's servant' (allow me to use this foreign expression, it's so close to the purpose of my narration) and you've disgraced yourself publicly - you should say I am sorry and step aside humbly and shamefully.
Not in Toronto, Canada. They boldly declare that they are just like everybody else(?) and proceed to a new election - o tempora or mores! Honestly, they should nor even consider let alone stand a chance to be elected, but who knows.
Canadian people are so nice, so tolerant, so forgiving... I just want to go and throw up, seriously.
