Read their hyper-mature reaction to Sanford’s adultery. You know it’s good because words are enlarged and in different colors. We’ve removed such features, for readability’s sake:
You [Democrats -Ed.] don’t get to judge.
[. . .] You show no honor, no equity, no fairness, and no scruples yourselves. You, to put it mildly, do not police your own.
We do. We’ll deal with Sanford. We have standards (you don’t), and we have a long history of punishing and purging our leaders who prove unworthy of trust. For your part, serial adulterer Bill Clinton remains a rock star as far as you are concerned, and that about sums up the standards to which Democrats hold themselves..
So, spare us your mock outrage, your tut-tutting, your finger-wagging, your eyebrows furrowed in anger. If you are well and truly outraged by Mark Sanford’s adultery, but could not trouble yourself to muster even a little mild disapproval against the cretin who wiped his feet with the honor of the office of President of the United States, then you are a hypocrite yourself of the lowest stripe. You are unworthy to judge.
Two words: Newt. Gingrich. How’s your Clinton-era adulterer doing these days? Oh: one of the most prominent voices of the party, you say? Interesting.
It’s fair to have a somewhat nuanced perspective of Bill Clinton. He was an exceptionally talented President, who brought the federal budget back into the black and led with competence. On the other hand, he did debase the office (although I’d argue Bush did far, far worse), and probably cost Gore Florida, and thus the 2000 election. So, credit and blame where they’re due. I don’t think there’s any Democrat who won’t fairly note Clinton’s failures alongside his successes, thus speaking with at least a modicum of consistency on the Sanford affair. Crazy RedState “writer” notwithstanding, you can’t say the same for the GOP.
The pain caused to his family is entirely his own fault.
He knew what would happen if he was caught and should have known that he would be caught.
Posted by Hypocrisy | June 24, 2009, 8:33 pmAgreed. And adultery is the epitome of the scumbag move. Real men either don’t do it or break off the first relationship first.
Posted by ACG | June 24, 2009, 8:37 pm
Posted by Philip H | June 25, 2009, 11:01 amHum . . .html and I aren’t working together today. Let’s try that again:
Posted by Philip H | June 25, 2009, 11:02 amThe ones who commit adultery are not true Republicans/Conservatives.
Posted by Igor | June 25, 2009, 11:28 amYou seem to be unaware that the “no true Scotsman…” fallacy is not a defense. Try again.
Posted by Jello | June 26, 2009, 5:26 pmKnowing Igor, I’m sure he was kidding :)
But yes, just so, Bush wasn’t a real conservative either!
Posted by ACG | June 26, 2009, 6:35 pmAh, thank you. seeing Igor’s other comments now I can see he was speaking ironically.
Posted by Jello | June 26, 2009, 9:18 pm