Why Do Smart People Do Dumb Things?

It is usually believed that people who have attained a certain stature in life or either really lucky or fairly intelligent excluding George W., of course. So why do these people do such dumb things. John Edwards and his affair and love child, Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick recently convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich being named as part of a fraud and kickback scandal, former New York Gov. Spitzer and his need for prostitutes. All of these men are intelligent people who one would believe would know the consequences of doing something so stupid as the acts that committed, especially since they are all attorneys and should know the legal ramifications of their actions. So why do they do it? Is it because they believe they are invincible or above the law? Just because you are in a powerful position doesn't mean you can do whatever the hell you want without any consequences for your actions. As a matter of fact you are in the worse position because every minute of your life is being scrutinized at all times, there is always someone watching you.

These intelligent powerful people who commit stupid acts deserve to be punished. Like someone I know said, they should get jail time just for being so stupid. They don't deserve any sympathy from us because they had it all and threw it away when we are struggling just to get by and make something of ourselves. These people deserve our ire and annoyance with them. Why should they break the law and get away with it when we know people are jailed everyday? Maybe if state and federal governments spend more time cracking down on corruption, fraud, kickbacks, and such we wouldn't be in a recession right now. It's time the government handle its business with its own kind.