tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22002979.post8808815891364360323..comments2021-03-21T04:16:00.661-04:00Comments on Escar-go-go: But what do I know about politics?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22002979.post-27123241425276613422008-01-26T13:21:00.000-04:002008-01-26T13:21:00.000-04:00I agree that all human beings are flawed and have ...I agree that all human beings are flawed and have lapses in integrity, so there's no such thing as a perfect candidate. But I do think there are very important differences in degree and motive. If one candidate has occasional lapses in judgment and another candidate shows a continous pattern of dishonesty, I don't believe that integrity should be taken off the table on the grounds that "they both do it."<BR/><BR/>For all practical purposes, I believe that saying that all human beings are flawed and therefore it's beside the point to consider candidates' honesty is indeed very close to saying "they are all the same."Robert David Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489563749054095882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22002979.post-40772152616971451262008-01-26T13:02:00.000-04:002008-01-26T13:02:00.000-04:00As someone who I imagine you may have had in mind ...As someone who I imagine you may have had in mind as you wrote this, I would like to clarify my point. I do not believe that "they are all the same," as you say. That would be naive and lazy and a gross over-simplification. However, I do believe that there is something strange and misguided going on in our national consciousnes in our obsessive focus on INTEGRITY. All I'm saying is, I am a good person (or think I am) and yet, if someone wanted to find something I had done or said that was not entirely honest, they certainly could. All human beings lie. It's just human nature. And to look for a candidate who does not is, I think, missing the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22002979.post-48525589343291391092008-01-26T02:42:00.000-04:002008-01-26T02:42:00.000-04:00In addition to being naive, I believe that many of...In addition to being naive, I believe that many of the people who say "they are all the same" are also lazy, and do not want to take the time to learn about the candidates and their positions. For example, I believe that John McCain is an ambitious, hot-tempered, sick old man, with whom I disagree on many positions. I am not going to be voting for him. But please do not tell me that he and Mitt Romney are on the same level, particularly when it comes to speaking the truth. John McCain is at least a man of honor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com