Hilary Rosen makes a totally reasonable criticism of a political wife and surrogate and every Democratic public official that can be found denounces her for a week.
Scooter Libby lies about the outing of a CIA agent and gets convicted and Bush pardons him.
John Edwards has some friends who cover up an affair he had and the Obama administration continues a prosecution that many think is way beyond the scope of the legal system.
It seems to me the administation and party are trying to send a message: We will not stoop to the slash and burn Republican tactics, even if we have to pay a price for it.
We will police our own to the fullest extent possible, even beyond what is really necessary to show that we believe in responsibility and honor.
There is certainly a lot to appreciate about this approach. It seems to me that for the last few decades we have been letting the class clowns run the country. I admit my generations (Boomers) had their share of blame for this. We have let our rejection of the old status quo go too far. Cynicism has replaced respect. Getting there before the next guy has replaced honor and doing the right thing as the highest value. A return to being serious would be a refreshing change.
I just hope it works.
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