>> But since his philosophies are the same as mine on the issues that matter to me, I am not worried about him cheating on the voters in those areas.
I see your point, and it’s valid in theory. But I disagree with your premise that a politican can be true to his political principles while handling his love life with situational ethics.
“Faithful in little, faithful in much” (IMHO). I don’t believe men operate reliably under situational ethics. You either have integrity, or you do not. Therefore I have no faith that Herman Cain would uphold his vows to the nation regarding the “issues that matter to me” any more than he upheld his marriage vows to his wife.
I realize that this is not “proof” — it’s merely my judgment. However I will cast my vote informed by my judgment.
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Every person's perception is their own reality.
I know that I have a character flaw: I am continuously late for work — when no one is depending on me. i.e., If all I am doing is writing a report that day, then I guarantee you I will be late for work. But if people are depending on me to be there at a certain time, such as to leave for a field audit, then I am always on time.
I couldn't make it to my college courses on time if my life depended on it. Because I was only hurting myself. But I was on a Varsity sports team in college, and was never late for practice, not one time, in 4 years of 6-day/week practices — at 5:30 am.
So I do see how someone can have situational ethics. Because I have them. My situational ethics allow me to be late when I am only hurting myself, but I am never late when others are counting on me.
So I can and do believe a person can be a great CEO but a terrible Father/Husband, or vice versa.
I've known people at work who suck at their job, but they are absolutely amazing volunteers at the local Church or they are amazing Emergency Response volunteers, etc.
Your life experiences shape your beliefs, as do mine. That's why we differ on this issue. But that's ok. Differences are what make America great.