From Mark Steyn:
…I support the Governor (Sanford) on limited government, spending and taxes, but sorry, his talents are not so unique that it’s worth putting up with a narcissist buffoon.
My column at the weekend suggested that celebrity politics and big government – ie, putting your trust in princes and putting the prince in “the bubble” – all but guarantee rule by creeps and misfits. In support of that thesis, we now have John Edwards – The Movie:
Former Edwards aide Andrew Young says the ex-senator and his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, once made a sex tape…
Of course. What else would a presidential candidate do to unwind after a hard day on the stump? But the line that caught my eye was this, from Mrs Edwards:
Elizabeth also suspects Young stole the baseball card collection of her late son, Wade…
Is politics some kind of affirmative action program for sociopaths?
Given that I’m on verge of jumping into the sewer, any advice on avoiding sociopathic behavior would be appreciated.
If there has ever been an argument against term limits, the actions of these creeps has swept it aside. I’m reminded now that the Romans under the Republic had a tradition that once you served in an office, you had to step aside for five years before seeking a different office…and during that five years you were open to lawsuits arising out of your actions in office. This, at least for a few centuries, kept Roman government reasonably honest…think of it, we’d never have a sitting Senator running for President ever again! That, in and of itself, would be a boon to our nation…and each time some self absorbed cretin got in to office, we’d have five years after he left office to forget about him.
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