Sports Hero or Politician? Tough Call

With the embarrassing debacle over New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's getting nabbed in a high-priced prostitution scandal, several points seem to stand out. Having spent an estimated $80,000 on call girls over a period of time, Spitzer put himself in the sex-scandal tabloids along with former politicos Jim McGreevey, Larry Craig, David Vitter and...uh...Bill Clinton. Clinton was really the only one who got off without major political scandal costing him his job. Maybe it's just to hard to impeach a president, depending on your definition of...oh, never mind.
Anyway, upon reading about the news and seeing a wife standing next to him who was probably carrying a weapon behind her back, the internet was flooded with the "aoplogy" picture which included all the previously-mention scandal-ridden politicians with their wives bravely standing by their side, most of whom looked ashen as if they'd JUST found out themselves. I'll admit that Hillary looked a little more upset than the others. Needless to say, things will be a little frosty for Spitzer now that both the Feds AND his wife are onto him (figuratively). Anyway, back to the sevceral points which this case brought out.
1. Everybody loves a sex scandal (except the guy getting caught and his significant other)
2. Wives then have all the power (see Kobe's wife's HUGE diamond purchased shortly after his arrest some time ago.
3. Politicians can RARELY get away with that type of indiscretion (Clinton being the political exception. I'm sure Hillary did not let him skate on that Monica thing)
4. Professional athletes almost ALWAYS have their trysts forgotten as long as they are athletically productive or are not part of the Cincinnati Bengals organization. Think about it: after the initial outrage, even that boat incident with the Minnesota Vikings a couple of years ago is barely remembered. Nobody went to jail; nobody got cut from the team. And Wade Boggs...remember THAT deal? He had a wife at home and a "wife" for road trips (Margo Adams). Heck, Boggs is a HOF'er.
5. Sex scandals are OK for athletes, but illegal drugs are bad, even if they were not illegal when they were used. Mark McGuire, HOF'er. NO way. We will not forgive that.
What lessons are there to be learned? I'd say...don't run for public office; practice sports instead; open a money market account instead of spending your money on ho's: it's safer for you in the long run and more profitable.
As for me, I've seen the seriously angry looks on those wives' faces, and I would NEVER want to be in those guys' shoes! All the pictures I've seen have shown the couples from mid-chest up...there is probably a good reason.