I would gladly buy tickets to watch Bernie Madoff get executed.  After all, he betrayed thousands of people.  But, I would not buy tickets to watch Bob McDonnell get punished, even though he betrayed millions of people.  (“Bob For Jobs” McDonnell was the immediate past governor of Virginia, who was just convicted of eleven crimes involving bribery and corruption.)

Arguably, McDonnell’s crime was much worse than Madoff’s crime.  Bernie was just another thief, albeit on a grand scale.  However, Bob cheapened the highest office in the state and confirmed our worst suspicions about politicians.  This gives me no joy.

Every tragedy produces lessons to be learned, even this one.  For young people, your choice of marriage partners is far more important than you suspect.  For older people, you always remain responsible for your own actions and cannot blame somebody else . . . not even your spouse.