The
double-standard is all too strong when it comes to politicians’ seeking
redemption. The Santa Monica Daily Press permits weekly columnists to pile on
Republicans, including George W. Bush,
with a frequent refrain which repeats: “Bush
lied. People died”. To this day, the evidence regarding weapons of mass destruction suggests that our
country’s leaders advanced invasion operations on a genuine belief, even if the
premise in the end was false.
Still, the media bias often skews voter polls and
exit results at least five points to the Democratic side.
Yahoo.com
often highlights the big divisions within the Republican Party, even though
bipartisan efforts from Democrats and Republicans have been defeated by a
growing number of Democratic US Senators who face tough reelection prospects in
red states. Gun control, environmental issues vs. union interests are also
splitting the Democratic Party. Now the Benghazi mishaps/cover-up is getting
the press which it deserved months ago.
One
columnist once taunted me with “Being a Republican is just plain sad.”
I cannot
disagree more. South Carolina’s “disgraced governor” Mark Sanford won reelection to the First
Congressional district. Despite his previous record, marred with personal and
financial infidelity, Sanford rose above
his past, repented of his failures, and struck forth once again to represent his
former district in his home state.
This
kind of grace is a conservative trait all around. Free choices, individual
liberty, and local control grant all of us “second chances”.
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