That really is the crux of the matter. When you stand for something than you will run the risk of not being able to live up to those standards. When you don't stand for anything then you can easily avoid that problem. It's completely lacking any kind of integrity to say that if you broke one of your values you should just give up and not try and have any.

The part were hypocricy comes in has nothing to do with not being able to live up to your own values. It's how you treat others who have made mistakes. If someone (Clinton) cheated on his wife and you jumped all over him like a rabid dog and then you do the same thing, then you are a hypocrite. If the same senario happens and you say that it was wrong but you keep it at a more moderate level and then do the same thing than you are not a hypocrite. That's making the assumption that you admit to being wrong as well and don't try and justify it.

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A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw