tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336554420648117890.post4804891223252289163..comments2011-06-14T12:13:52.116-04:00Comments on my stream of consciousness: Note to John Edwards and Sarah Palin: It is Our Business!Jonathan Moravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142188402761842126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336554420648117890.post-35453154398796613662008-09-03T16:56:00.000-04:002008-09-03T16:56:00.000-04:00Jon-I was with you when you suggested an “ignore” ...Jon-<BR/><BR/>I was with you when you suggested an “ignore” strategy for the Obama campaign in regards to McCain’s selection of a relatively inexperienced strong woman who could deflect attacks by highlighting similar inherent weaknesses of her opponents. The hope by McCain in making this decision, I suspect, was to neutralize to a large degree personality components and be able to move on to policy debates wherein they have some perceived strengths.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with your lumping Palin, Edwards and former President Clinton as if their sins were equal on some moral equivalency basis. It is the perception among many that there are differing “values” standards for Republicans and Democrats, men and women, evangelicals and others, and adults and children i.e. it is OK that John and Bill had affairs but Bristol having a baby out of wedlock is tantamount to a “career-ender” for Sarah.<BR/><BR/>IMHO here’s a better, more uniform standard. Human beings are prone to error. Prompt admission, and efforts at change should be sufficient for forgiveness; obfuscation, denial and business-as-usual attitudes should provoke an opposite response. (BTW I would not categorize John or Bill’s response as the former).<BR/><BR/>I guess we all can revert into the old politics of personal destruction, but I thought we had entered a New Age (LOL). I sense the media are avoiding an issue-oriented campaign. Let’s not evade discussion of some fairly clear policy distinctions. Let the real games begin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com