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Miscellaneous See other Miscellaneous Articles Title: On Strauss-Kahn and other dalliances "Poor fellow," we said. "He's really got himself in a jamb this time." Elizabeth was less sympathetic. "It makes me feel bad. What is wrong with him?" We might have been talking about Arnold Schwarzenegger. Or about Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Or about Silvio Berlusconi. Or maybe even about Newt Gingrich. But the person in question was neither a former governor of California nor a present IMF director. He was an old friend. Whatever the ailment, it seems to be contagious. And, in men over 60, it is more common than inflammation of the prostate. You'd think the fires of spring would be burning less brightly. But maybe that's the trouble... "I can't imagine why he did it," Elizabeth continued. He had everything going for him. A beautiful, young wife. Beautiful children. He wasn't exactly as famous as DSK (as the French call Dominique Strauss-Kahn) or the Austrian Oak...or as rich...but he has been very successful. And he's handsome and exceptionally smart. "But maybe that's what happens to older men. They become desperate to prove that they've still got what it takes. They want to defy time and show they're not getting older. They seem to lose their judgment...go off the deep end." As to DSK, we're still suspicious. It seems almost unbelievable that the man actually tried to rape the woman in question. At first, we suspected a set-up...now we suspect a mix-up. But what do we know? We weren't there. More commonly, a middle-aged man gets himself in trouble not by attempting sex with an unwilling partner...but by achieving it with one who is all too ready to go along. That was our old friend's problem. Then, when his wife found out...she kicked him out. "I guess what depresses me is just to realize that people are so disloyal, shallow and fundamentally unromantic," Elizabeth continued. Maybe she expects too much. We're not saints. We're not even very good beasts. Geese are more faithful. Dogs are more loyal. Swallows are more sentimental. What a disappointment the human race has been! Even the best of us are always falling short. We set low standards for ourselves...and then miss them by a mile. Our friends feel sorry for us. Our enemies gloat. Our families are humiliated, angry and hurt. We want a perfect wedding, but the best man falls down drunk. We hope for a perfect marriage, but then, the parlor maid lifts her skirt. We buy stocks and bonds - and then the whole capital structure falls apart. Our leaders start silly wars. Our economic policies are trillion-dollar frauds. Our public philosophers are clowns and counterfeits. But heck, everyone makes mistakes. Even God himself makes an error from time to time. After all, He made man in His own image! That must have been the screw-up of all time. Bill Bonner for The Daily Reckoning
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