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yes, i know presidents write books. it was a hyperbolic riposte to illustrate the differences between the situations that superbelt seemed to equate in his first post.
superbelt - i understand what you're trying to get at. forgive my flippancy. hypocrisy on either side of the aisle concerns me. i feel that many republican officials dress themselves in morality simply to cater to voters... not because they feel the need to measure up to those standards themselves.
but just because conservatives don't always hold up to their ideals doesn't mean that those ideals are the ones we should strive for and expect from our officials. this really could evolve into a great discussion about the need (or excess) of moral obligations in public life.
if we, ourselves, are unable to measure to our ideals... are we unfit for public office if we fight for those ideals though we're far short of them?
i truly believe that rep schrock believed his legislation was moral in his mind. like superbelt said, i'm sure he hated the part of himself that made him a hypocrite... but that doesn't necessarily make his cause less just.
the issue of gay marriage has so much baggage, i think it'd be difficult to discuss this issue in particular from this perspective. we shall see.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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