Sgt Schultz
Well-Known Member
Stand by it all you want -- it doesn't make it any less stupid. It is no less illegal, immoral, and unethical for a liberal who doesn't care about family values (thanks for conceding that, BTW) to solicit a prostitute and cheat on his wife than it is for a conservative who does care about family values. Personal beliefs do not get you an exemption from such things.
Disregarding your snide remarks I conceded nothing other than point out that Republican's like Vitter expect Democrats to be that way, while pointing out that they themselves are different...until they are caught.
The whole idea behind the family values campaign, by the way, is that behavior like Vitter's is, in most cases, the consequence not of personal defects (which is what you're suggesting) but of external social pressures that have to be cracked down upon -- pornography, a highly sexualized entertainment industry, etc. I don't know how you got it into your head that his professed faith in the strengths of a virtuous society somehow means he is able to act as if he lived in one; mocking him for not living up to those standards is like mocking a gun control advocate for trying to kill himself with a shotgun.
I disagree. The whole idea behind the "family values" campaign is to force the public to conform to a conservative religious version of how families should look and behave. They have every right to live that way but stay out of mine. Judge and be judged.