I like the idea of holding leaders, anyone who is going to be looked up to, to a somewhat higher standard - I expect more out of them. I have no problem expecting them to be above reproach, husband of one wife (faithful in his marriage), self-control, lives wisely, good reputation, teachable, not addicted to alcohol, gentle, loves peace, not greedy, manages his home well, well-mannered children, not arrogant - all good traits to when you are in a leadership position, imo. And if you are a representative of a particular political party, I expect you to live up to what you preach. If you're promoting traditional marriage, and homosexuality is wrong - don't get caught in a homosexual sex scandal. Common sense stuff like that I guess
If we don't expect more and/or higher moral standards from our leadership, how can we expect it from their followers? Anyone can see our country has gone downhill morally over the last few decades (and I am NOT referring to any one moral thing, just in a general sense). It's time we start demanding better behavior from our leaders, at least while they are in office, but I prefer we put people with a high sense of integrity, who are honorable, and have a good reputation before leadership in office, preferably, sadly they are hard to come by these days.