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If Men are Pigs, Women are Piglets

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In light of the recent sex scandals involving Former Governor Arnold Swartzenegger and IMF head Dominic Strauss -Khan, TIME magazine provides it's "in depth' examination of male sexual behavior. This weeks cover story is entitled Sex,Lies and Arrogance: What Makes Powerful Men Act Like Pigs. The article explores cultural and psychological factors as to why men in positions of power and privilege often risk their careers and family life for sexual gratification. It chronicles several of the most infamous sex scandals-Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton, Mike Tyson, Elliot Spitzer, John Edwards and the Like. The first mistake was to include those involved in criminal acts such as Tyson, Khan and R&B singer R. Kelly (who was accused of having sex with a 14 year old girl) with the others who are guilty of moral impropriety. In my opinion, the article failed to answer its own question by ignoring a very important component: It's the women stupid! Our behavior as men is not indep