Who am I to judge?

So this whole Chua Soi Lek thing has twisted a lot of people's panties in a bunch. Maybe much more than his wifes'. After all, his wife has said that she has accepted his apology and she will stand by him. (I say, WHAAAATTT??But that is another story all together)

So, who are WE to judge him and his personal life?

Sure, he is a married man. Yes, he is a politician and yes, he is the Health Minister. And yes, he did a 20+ yr old chick in a hotel room. SO? Does that make him any less a good politician? Please, half if not ALL the politicians are having their very own sex romp in various hotels in the country. Even our PM married his ex sister in law. Nobody commented on THAT. Nobody went "EWWWWW...that is so WRONG!He should step down as the PM!" Instead everyone went, TAHNIAH!PAK LAH! TAH-NEE-AH!

Now, a LOT of people disagree with me when I exclaimed "SO WHAT he got caught committing adultery?!He is an effective Minister!"
They claim that a politician is held on a higher moral ground. A higher level of respect and acceptable behaviour.

The question is WHY? Why is there an "acceptable behaviour and moral ground" thing (pertaining to his private life) attached to a politician? Does his choice to become a politician automatically give the public a right to scrutinise his private life? Or assess his morality? Or shake our head in disgust that a man of 60 can cheat on his wife?
Does it?

I think not. I think he is entitled to screw whomever he wants in his own time and at wherever he wants. I say GO FORTH AND SREW.
But IF he were to say that everybody rich and poor must pay their medical bills and then asks for a waiver when he is hospitalised,or spearheads a QUIT SMOKING campaign while he puffs on 30 ciggies a day, I will be the first in line to spit on him and ask him to quit.

You see, he is the Health Minister. He should be judged based on his abilities to run the Ministry. His beliefs in the administration and the policies of the Ministry of Health. In short, he has to practise what he preaches.
If he were say, an unmarried politician who exclaims, LET US NOT HAVE PRE MARITAL SEX MY FRIENDS and then sneak into the backyard for a quickie, THEN I say, you do not deserve to be there. Please step down. In fact, Please fall off the face of the earth.

Many politicians out there are not practising what they preach. They advocate "Kami Anti Rasuh" in their departments and then stories emerge that they are on the take themselves. Mr Bandaraya speaks of "disappointment" with bad officers not performing their jobs but we know he is making so much money from dodgy deals, he has gone for some major reconstruction on his face to look younger.

So, I dont care what these people do in their personal sex lives. In fact if it does not invite any criminal prosecution, I am fine with it. You want to have a mistress, please go ahead, just make sure the potholes along Section 16 are patched up nicely. You want to commit adultery? Go ahead, just make sure that the Government servants are doing their jobs effectively. You want to do a sex tape? Please go ahead, just make sure the police are not out there taking rasuah while wearing their Kami Anti Rasuah badge. And as a bonus, you want to wear a wig on your head? Please do, just make sure you do not increase the toll rates every damn year when there is a jam every damn festive season or long weekend.

Lets give Chua some credit here. At least he was honest and brave enough to say, Yes it was me. Yes, I did it.

How many of you so called politicians out there would ever, EVER admit your mistakes?
Cowards. And now you judge him? You have no right.