reply to post by Keyhole
Wow! The amazing thing here that we should ask ourselves as Americans (no, as humans!) is who doesn't have shady dealings or skeletons in
their closet? Anyone that we would like to set up onto a pedestal, be it religious or political is just a target for some exposition of their past
mistakes to knock them off of it. I could refer to the Baakers or Swaggart in religion (and many others) or the Bill Clinton "thing", but the
bottom line is that none of us should be surprised to learn anything about anyone seeing that we are all just humans.
It would be a wonderful thing to think that someone who claims to be a leader could actually rise above the "rest of humanity" and their "sinful"
nature, but I doubt that that is fact.
Obama has handled scandal with grace; first his pot smoking years, his middle name and education, real estate dealings, and now? Now there are a
couple of gays alledging sexual encounters with him in his not too distant past that have surfaced on YouTube. Scandal is what feeds us and more is
sure to crop up.
I am neither for Obama or for Hillary, but admire Hillary's dignity in handling Bill's "did not have sexual relations" stories with Monica. This
lady has intelligence and poise under pressure and I am reminded that females are rarely warmongers and are often compassionate and caring. Maggie
Thatcher taught me that females can and often do make exceptional leaders.
Michael in TX