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talkpoliticsAnthony Weiner is just another garden-variety scumbag with absolutely no personal integrity.
The question I would like to ask is whether we should really care about this? That is, given the choice, would we rather have people in government who are garden-variety scumbags -- but who advocate for policies that we believe optimally serve the interests of the citizenry -- or people who have high moral character, but are incompetent at governing and/or are completely wrong-headed when it comes to public policy?
My own sense is that I'd rather have someone skim half a million from the public coffers and make decisions that save us billions than someone who is squeaky clean -- but whose incompetence undermines justice and prudence.
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Date: 7/6/11 02:48 (UTC)Amen!
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