Posted on 03/18/2008 11:27:36 AM PDT by JZelle
In the midst of all the outrage, opining and round calls for resignation in recent scandals among some of the nation's top politicians — a major point is getting lost in the muck — morality. Whether it's unethical conduct, irresponsible spending or an adulterous affair — morals matter.
With the rapid rise and fall of New York Mayor Eliot Spitzer and increasing calls for the resignation of embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick drawing comparisons between the two "rising stars," it's worth noting the stark differences among the similarities. Both allegedly broke the law and used public funds to do it. One knew when to quit, the other doesn't. And the issue of morality lies at the center of both. The overriding question that is consistently asked is how such "powerful" men could be so stupid? One could invoke the Lord John Acton's familiar adage: "absolute power corrupts absolutely" — which it does. But I say a faulty moral compass doomed these leaders.
The praying colonialist, William Penn, stated: "If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that, thou must be ruled by Him. [sic] true Godliness doesn't turn men out of the World, but enables them to live better in it." Detroit taxpayers (as with all taxpayers) should ask themselves if they are better off and better served (or ruled) by a mayor who has cost them $9 million to settle a lawsuit brought by police whistle blowers, an additional $2.4 million for filing a tardy audit, and the likely tens of thousands paid to SkyTel Pagers for the more than 14,000 text messages Mr. Kilpatrick sent his lover? Has hizzoner been ruled by the God he prays to or by the immoral abyss of absolute power?
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Isn’t it unconstitutional to mention morals and politics in the same sentence?
They really called Spitzer the former Mayor...
Which party is the party of corruption?
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