>For one thing his political career and his political career are destroyed (deservedly so)
Hardly. Think Spitzer, Weiner, ... US politicians being caught in scandals is practically a cliche, if not a rite of passage. "There's no such thing as bad publicity" has never been more true.
Judging from media reports, the pool of US political candidates is so shallow and so polluted that Spitzer et. al. can seem the best choice - requiring the least nose-squeezing.
Regards. Al
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