Sex Scandals and the Constitution

I hope everyone had a happy and healthy Fourth of July celebrations. Among the parades, barbecues and fireworks, we all celebrated the freedom we enjoy on the birthday of our nation.
Over the past week I have had many conversations with friends, family and colleagues about the state of our great country. One thing that is very apparent is that we seem to have moved from a country lead by independent minded go getters to a country lead by enablers. We look to judge our leaders more on their personal lives than on the merits of their work. This is very evident in the latest round of scandals within the Republican Party.
Looking back at our first leaders, each of them had relations with women outside of wed lock, they each had their vices of tobacco, marijuana and alcohol, each of these behaviors would preclude them from consideration for public office today.
Look at our first President, who was pro hemp, pro tobacco, pro alcohol, and pro personal accountability. He was teamed up with Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Hamilton, Mr. Let's help everyone as long as you don't touch what is mine, and Benjamin Franklin, one of the great womanizers of all time. Without these men our country would not be what it is today. We may not even be independent of the British Monarchy.
Fortunately for us, back two hundred years ago, we as a society were more interested in what a person could accomplish than we were what they were doing behind closed doors. As we move forward we have to refocus ourselves on accomplishment rather than gossip and sensationalism, or else it will be soon safe to say that anyone that attends college will no longer be able to run for office. These are our thoughts and we look forward to hearing yours...