I, like many others, can never get enough Weiner

[pastorlenny.livejournal.com]

Anthony 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.
 

Comments

[mlledesade]

Only if you promise to reduce the national debt. Unfortunately, I don't think there's any measures that the government can take to reduce unemployment. The market will have to fix itself.

[pastorlenny.livejournal.com]

If you vote for me, I promise you that -- at the very least -- you will not have to personally worry about unemployment.

[mlledesade]

I already don't have to, but I do wish you'd decrease taxes so I can take home more of my money.

[pastorlenny.livejournal.com]

You haven't heard about my TA tax-cut policy?

[mlledesade]

No! Do tell. ;)