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<blockquote data-quote="Soothsayer" data-source="post: 1984296" data-attributes="member: 12203"><p>I do think that there is honor is doing the right thing once you&#039;ve screwed up; all too many politicians and powerful people caught in sex scandals don&#039;t do that unless they are absolutely forced to (Bill Clinton, John Ensign, John Edwards, Mark Foley, etc.).&nbsp; I&#039;m talking about his response to the situation, not his initial actions that caused this mess.&nbsp; I&#039;m not giving the man any sympathy--I think his actions are morally disgusting, and he should have been fired if he didn&#039;t resign. He did potentially compromise his position and national security, thus, he needed to go.&nbsp; But, nevertheless, the point remains that this is not part of some larger cover-up or conspiracy.&nbsp; It had nothing to do with Libya, but is singularly about one man&#039;s personal moral failure.&nbsp; I don&#039;t understand what a professional golfer has do with the discussion.&nbsp; No one entrusted him to national secrets or even any political power.&nbsp; Furthermore, I don&#039;t think Tiger was contrite after he got caught diddling every cocktail waitress around. If Tiger had said that he was quitting golf, canceling his sponsor deals, etc., you might have a very stretched comparison.&nbsp; But, he did not, and it makes no more sense to compare him to Petreus than it does to compare my neighbor who has two different boyfriends at her house on a rotating basis to the general.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Soothsayer, post: 1984296, member: 12203"] I do think that there is honor is doing the right thing once you've screwed up; all too many politicians and powerful people caught in sex scandals don't do that unless they are absolutely forced to (Bill Clinton, John Ensign, John Edwards, Mark Foley, etc.). I'm talking about his response to the situation, not his initial actions that caused this mess. I'm not giving the man any sympathy--I think his actions are morally disgusting, and he should have been fired if he didn't resign. He did potentially compromise his position and national security, thus, he needed to go. But, nevertheless, the point remains that this is not part of some larger cover-up or conspiracy. It had nothing to do with Libya, but is singularly about one man's personal moral failure. I don't understand what a professional golfer has do with the discussion. No one entrusted him to national secrets or even any political power. Furthermore, I don't think Tiger was contrite after he got caught diddling every cocktail waitress around. If Tiger had said that he was quitting golf, canceling his sponsor deals, etc., you might have a very stretched comparison. But, he did not, and it makes no more sense to compare him to Petreus than it does to compare my neighbor who has two different boyfriends at her house on a rotating basis to the general. [/QUOTE]

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