tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post2533154356797967555..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: "Dakota" Voice All Apologies for Adulterous Sanfordcaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-20555248125786379312009-07-01T12:52:43.857-06:002009-07-01T12:52:43.857-06:00Marriage is an old and artificial social instituti...Marriage is an old and artificial social institution that is rapidly losing value. It is no longer necessary to successfully raise a family. I expect it to decline just as it has done in Europe.<br /><br />Love and sex are irrational. One's choice of partners in no way reflects one's ability to rationally evaluate possibilities and to make good decisions. We have a very romanticized view of long term partnering that is at odds with our biology. We are expected to deny ourselves relationships that we desire to support the old marriage construct. We as a society need to break ourselves of this view.Tony Amerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926509220711589398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-23319300072425947872009-06-28T19:11:53.625-06:002009-06-28T19:11:53.625-06:00Mitt Romney on Meet the Press gave his used-car sa...Mitt Romney on Meet the Press gave his used-car salesman pitch on why the Republicans should hold their morals high. Our real issues are policy matters, not bedroom antics. I can't explain why, but people can be very ethical in their duty yet fail miserably in their personal lives. Look at history for that.JohnSDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232529806415462712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-40841810496683852152009-06-28T08:46:37.333-06:002009-06-28T08:46:37.333-06:00We hold our elected politicians and appointed offi...We hold our elected politicians and appointed officials to a higher standard because breaking the contract of marriage is a direct and immediate reflection of their ability to maintain ethical and moral decision making. An elected politician or appointed official who is willing to forsake the lifetime vows of their marriage for temporary illicit pleasure, whether Republican or Democrat is also willing to bend to other influences. It is all about trust. You either earn it or you lose it.GoldManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043482376424174413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-90010051992690971782009-06-28T07:04:10.617-06:002009-06-28T07:04:10.617-06:00Douglas, the holier-than-thou will do exactly what...Douglas, the holier-than-thou will do exactly what Ellis does: spin rationalizations that ignore facts and logic just to preserve their worldview.<br /><br />I can see room for debate between #1 and #2. The GOP could have #1 if they followed John's recommendation. However, when the GOP claims its defense of family values as a reason to vote for them over Dems, they authorize all of us to vote them out of office when they prove their personal disregard for the sanctity of marriage. If you can't keep the most important promise of your life to your wife, I feel no obligation to believe you can keep political promises.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-28839230832080555422009-06-27T17:53:24.512-06:002009-06-27T17:53:24.512-06:00There are at least two sides to this issue:
1. Ex...There are at least two sides to this issue:<br /><br />1. Extramarital affairs are mostly irrelevant factors in evaluating political or government management. <br />That mostly seemed to be the case with Bill Clinton. He could obviously multi-task.<br /><br />2. Extramarital affairs demonstrate that a politician or official has no honor and cannot be trusted to be honest in anything if he cheats on his wife.<br /><br />I lean toward the latter perspective and believe such affairs warrant very careful examination of all decisions and behaviors of such politicians and officials. It is a variation of forewarned is forearmed.<br /><br />As I waffle between positions, my current positions may depend on the relative hypocrisy involved and the sanctimony of critics or supporters.<br /><br />When push comes to shove, I wonder how the holier than thous who are single-issue voters on abortion issues would decide in a situation between an obviously faithful man who supports women's rights and an obviously unfaithful rogue who promotes anti-abortion rulings or laws, denial of funding for abortions and family planning, aid, etc.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822031428178023879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-31398564662226109482009-06-27T11:19:28.767-06:002009-06-27T11:19:28.767-06:00It's clearly the right time for Republicans to...It's clearly the right time for Republicans to break from the fundamentalists. They are failing to fulfill their role in policy matters. The vast majority of people want and expect to make their own decisions about their private life. If they stopped moralizing most of us would happily respect their boundaries as they should respect ours.JohnSDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232529806415462712noreply@blogger.com