The man is clearly overrated. He didn't win the 1960 election by much. Had his affairs been exposed in his day, he would not have won the 1964 election.

I spent six years in the back rooms of Canadian politics. One of my "highs" was that I was on a first-name basis with several well known and influential politicians.

There is something about human nature that we crave celebrities. But we need to overcome this nature--if we want to move forward.