Our image today reminds us of how one tragically poor decision brought down the Presidency of Richard Nixon.  Since we focused on a fictional president yesterday it seemed appropriate to focus on an actual President today.  When the story of the Watergate burglary became a national obsession one of the most frequently asked questions was, “Why would the Nixon campaign engage in such an activity?”  The polls from the beginning proclaimed Nixon would easily defeat McGovern, and that is what happened.  By breaking the law and getting caught, events cascaded so dramatically that it caused Nixon to resign the Presidency in disgrace.  The lives of others in his administration were also impacted very negatively.  There is no way to score the pain and emotional stress that was caused by the burglary.  It does stand as a shining reminder to us that when we try to violate the law and break the rights of privacy of others, we are embarking on the slippery slope.  As Nixon and his associates so painfully learned the price they paid was not work the crimes they engaged in.  The “Watergate” affair became a national embarrassment.  It wasted resources used in investigation and criminal prosecution that could have used to address the other problems that existed at the time that were no manufactured by Nixon and his associates.  It reminds me of a slogan I read years ago, “There is no right way to do something that is wrong!”  I hope we can all remember this truth when we are tempted to break law for our own purposes.