Is Hypocrisy underrated?

I'm serious. Is it worse to be a politician who supports the family, and says adultery is wrong... and then cheats on his wife, or to be a politician who cheats on his wife and when he's caught he shrugs his shoulders and says "So What?". At least the hypocrite has standards, even if he fails to live up to them.

Or look at Thomas Jefferson. Owned slaves, slept with his slaves, but was one of the greatest defenders of individual rights and freedom we've ever seen. Obviously a hypocrite, but would it have been better for him to be consistent and just said "Slave owning is natural, some Men are born to dominate others" and never have written what he did?

Isn't it better to have high standards, try to live up to them, and to fail than to not even try at all?