The story of politicians and their infidelities has long been a cliche. Everyone knows about JFK and Marilyn, Bill and Monica, and Bush and Cheney... Yet First Ladies always let their unscrupulous husbands off the hook.If power is the greatest aphrodisiac (like Henry Kissinger once said) then who could be sexier than a Head of State?
Hence Presidents overcome their extramarital affairs because their wives know a divorce equates to a downgrade (in sexy power)... However, what if it came to light that the First Lady was having an affair? Would the President divorce her and live it up as the ultimate bachelor? Society views the promiscuity of men and women a bit differently, and I venture to say that most men wouldn't stand for it...
In France, this exact situation has arisen.* President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife was photographed with her lover in the run-up to his election, but now she stands by his side. Will it last?
*France, it should be noted, is much more liberal about the dalliances of its politicians.
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