It’s always something stupid, isn’t it?
The first example that springs to mind is our 42nd president: Say what you want about Bill Clinton, but the “man from Hope” certainly wasn’t a dummy. Included amongst his (many) character flaws were all seven deadly sins, but it’s worth noting stupidity’s absence.
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Bill Clinton became the third-youngest president in history, in large part because he was a crafty, clever dude. He might’ve been just plain white trash, but he was also born with a winning lottery ticket in his head: His extraordinary intellectual gifts elevated him from poverty — and led him straight to the White House.
And then, with Monica Lewinsky, he destroyed his legacy the stupidest way possible.
That’s the cliché: Intelligent men destroying their
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