Charles Barkley once said he was NOT a role model, but we all knew he was, because of his status and celebrity. We get down on those guys when our culture elevates them and then they act like trash. How much more so then, should the President of the United States be a role model? More than a role model, they are moral barometers of the state of this nation. This is so because we as a people must choose if we care about the moral integrity of the person we choose to lead us.
Many on this board discussed how terrible it was that Bill Clinton was such a poor moral role model. Are so of those same ones now taking the opposite position when the fellow THEY want to build a “Cult of Personality” around has led a less than wholesome life?
I don’t trust Mitt Romney, but I know his wife can trust him, and I respect that. If a man’s wife can’t trust him, how can I?
There are candidates in this race whose personal lives are exemplary and models of virtue. I suggest we direct our support toward them.
I'm sorry, but CHARACTER DOES MATTER!!!! Not only does it matter--it matters MORE 'at the top'.
“There are candidates in this race whose personal lives are exemplary and models of virtue. I suggest we direct our support toward them.”
How a candidate handles himself personally is one part of the equation. Certainly there are lines over which they shouldn’t cross. In my mind, Fred Thompson’s personal credentials are just fine, and I expect he’ll make a great President. He has my vote and campaign contribution once he declares.
Romney, Hunter and other wannabes simply have no chance of winning the primary. Sorry.