Loves lost... my own private anxiety register. so here we are again, trying to make sense of the irrational actions of a politician [enter any male name here] caught up in sex scandal. after DSK or post-DSK-Sofitel or maybe 'in the post-DSK era' its hard to imagine this sort of thing happening and in such a crude and obviously stupid way.... and yet every man deep down inside knows sexual desire/want can trump fear or loss ... any day. love/sex/ejaculation/anticipation intertwined with power has long been the opium and forbidden pleasure of a politico or two and we all know and feel it (to varying degrees) it feels so right and natural that all risks must or can or will be endured begging incredulity of a supposedly shocked public. honestly did everything else really not matter? recklessness is the nom-de-guerre in such endeavors (and stupidity if you're caught, brilliance if you're not).

I feel for the collateral damage of those caught in the aftermath, the spouse, the chief of staff/staff, children - loyalties are tested ("I mean did you really think this would not destroy 'us' personally, professionally ,etc??") Anyhow it provides a lovely preface