(March 26, 2018 at 1:30 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: I know others make a big deal about character but I don't see the personal lives of politicians having a whole lot of effect on actual governance. Bill Clinton was a lecher but was still a pretty good president. Newt Gingrich treated his wives despicably and yet proved to be one of the most effective House Speakers ever. LBJ's personal racism didn't seem to affect his civil rights agenda. JFK's multiple affairs didn't hinder America's space program. How people vote and who they support is not a simple calculus. The best of men are men at best.
Are there any other categories that get a pass, or is it just politicians?
Or maybe it's "as long as they provide what we want we're willing to look the other way" which can be applied to all.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
