I think it's fair to say you think my standard for integrity is too high in this case.
You have a candidate X for president who was a major supporter of Rep. Charlie Rangel. Supported Senate democrats, Harry Reid included. Supported House democrats, Nancy Pelosi, etc. (this is during the time Obamacare was being rammed through). Supported Hillary Clinton.
Now IF candidate X was a liberal, this would all be in accordance with his principles. However, if candidate X claimed he was a conservative and did this contrary to his own principles but did so for his own personal gain - to the detriment of his country...
You think I have too high a standard for a conservative candidate for president, candidate X's integrity is good enough.
I disagree. It's only a very low standard that candidate X could measure up to.
Your argument looks good to me.
Not at all. I think your "standard" is actually form of deceit.
For example:
You have a candidate X for president who was a major supporter of Rep. Charlie Rangel. Supported Senate democrats, Harry Reid included. Supported House democrats, Nancy Pelosi, etc. (this is during the time Obamacare was being rammed through). Supported Hillary Clinton.
Now to yet again chant this litany without a breath of acknowledgment that "Candidate X" has shut down every single republican party detractor, including a sitting U.S. Senator in a major national debate, by simply reminding of his "support" for them too, (And we all know how many critical interests Trump has in Kentucky) smacks not of integrity, but duplicity.
So when I see such high-minded, shiny "standards" of integrity, what I really see is this....