I think it could be the law of comparative virtue.

Everyone wants to feel more virtuous than someone else. It is especially gratifying to feel virtuous compared to a famous politician, be it Nancy Pelosi or George Bush.

However, reality is not as subjective as the human ego in its ultimate judgements. It is said that God judges us with perfect justice, but that he also treats us with infinite mercy, which I guess will about balance it out.

As we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our souls……