America cannot afford to have a POTUS who can be blackmailed by whoever can get ahold of his real records.
I would think that would be clear to everyone.
And at this point, the same idea holds for an office-holder who has ANYTHING that could be held over their heads. If there is any information that an elected official fears coming out, that person’s ability to govern with integrity is compromised. If they have anything they are not willing to address publicly they are not fit for office, simply because they are in a position to be bribed.
That’s the only reason I care one bit about the sex lives of candidates, for instance. If it’s something they are willing to address openly, no problem. If it’s something they would take a bribe to cover up, it doesn’t matter how good they would otherwise be; their ability to govern is impaired.
And Obama is WAY, WAY, WAY impaired. As is Hillary. At this point Edwards would be a better candidate than he was before the truth about Rielle came out, because now he wouldn’t be as vulnerable to bribes, unless he’s got other crap he’s hiding.
The best thing a candidate can do is let their past be known from the outset, like Paladino did with his “love child”. It’s disgusting the way the media treated that child, but if he had tried to keep her secret he could not have been a good governor.
Well said. Why Obama-defenders don’t grasp the blackmail angle is beyond me. You have the Lakin judge coming right out and admitting the BC info is an “embarrassment”. What a weird thing to say. The MSM would lose their collective minds, such as they are, if it were publicly acknowledged that a Republican president were being aided and abetted in concealing an ‘embarrassing’ fact on so basic a doc.
But let it be known that a Dem POTUS of color is doing same, and the MSM (1) give the story a good leaving alone, and (2) intensify their attacks on those who wish to see the BC. They are without integrity, and wholly lacking in any vestige of love and concern for the USA.