'rational'??, 'normal'?? According to who? You?? ..and you are so 'rational'?, 'normal'? to judge that for everyone else???
As far as you referencing Jeffrey Archer, here, from Wikipedia:
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English author and former politician. Before becoming an author, Archer was a Member of Parliament (1969–1974), but resigned over a financial scandal that left him almost bankrupt.[2] Later, after a revival of his fortunes from the royalties of his best-selling novels, he became deputy chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–1986) before resigning after another scandal, which would lead to the end of his career in elected office.[3] He was made a life peer in 1992. His political career ended with his conviction and subsequent imprisonment (2001–2003) for perjury and perverting the course of justice, which followed his second resignation. His books have sold around 330 million copies worldwide.[4]"
This has NOTHING to do with what I'm talking about. methinks you are really stuck and bound up by a political conviction(if you will) of convenience of toleration of powerlessness.