One rule for me and a different one for you - 1

That the politicians world over seem to have one common axiom - that they are special, different, above the common people and that they should not be held to the same strictest standards of ethics, morality, propriety and behaviour is a widespread belief.

Whether or not true, some recent actions by politicians as a class has done nothing to dispel that notion.
In the US we have

• John Ensign in alleged fiscal violation during his extramarital affair with Cynthia Hampton
• Tom DeLay allegedly laundered money with Jack Abramoff
• John Edwards in alleged fiscal violation during his extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter
• Arnold Schwarzenegger’s affair and love child with Mildred Baena

In Europe we’ve seen

• The 1st British MP David Chaytor actually jailed in the Parliamentary expenses scandal
• The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has an albatross around his neck with the Bettencourt cash scandal
• The former French Finance Minister and the present IMF Chief Christine Lagarde alleged to have abused her position to favourably settle a case involving Sarkozy’s friend Bernard Tapie
• Not to say anything about Silvio Berlusconi’s bunga bunga parties

In India the list of scandals is too numerous - Just google Wikipedia.
Thus it seems the contention that there is some truth in the above axiom - at least some of the time.

(*On 31 August 2012 Mr. Stradivarius deleted page List of politicians in India charged with corruption)

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