Posted by
Steve on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:35:14 AM
I read a report yesterday that Anthony Weiner is helping to pick the person that will replace him. If I was in New York District 9, the last person I would want to endorse me would be Anthony Weiner. Even if our politics were the same, our values are completely different.
Back when I went on my first date, I showed up at the house with a corsage. I got out of the car and rang the doorbell. My date’s mother answered the door and let me in. My date, Lorraine Sackowicz, was ready and waiting for me. I handed her the corsage and said something complementary. She then asked me to pin it on. I had a panic attack. I stood there and could not move. Her mother was laughing herself to death behind my date. I could no more pin that corsage where it was supposed to go than fly to the moon. Finally, her mother composed herself enough to volunteer to pin the corsage on her daughter. I am sure it confirmed that I was absolutely no threat to her daughter. If I could not pin a corsage on her daughter, I was absolutely no threat to do anything else.
A lot of time has passed since that day. But the only female I could pin a corsage on would be my wife. With all others I would have the same panic attack that I had back when I was 16. I could no more do what Anthony Weiner do than fly to the moon. Even if I had a camera and the opportunity, I could never bring myself to actually take a picture of my junk. Then, the thought of sending that picture would absolutely terrify me. That is why having Anthony Weiner endorse me would be the last thing I would want.
What we need in Congress and in the White House is integrity. Integrity is such a rare commodity these days. There was a time when it was possessed by members of both parties. Today, few members of either major political party possess integrity. The percentage of people possessing integrity in the Democrat party has to be much lower than the percentage in the Republican Party. I get that guess from their reaction to scandals that occur. Republicans that are involved in scandals resign immediately or very quickly. Democrats usually use the scandal as some sort of a badge of honor. Anthony Weiner only resigned when it was clear that if he stayed on would negatively impact all the other Democrats running for office in 2012. If he would not have had an impact on other Democrats he would still be representing the 9th District out of New York.
It is important to find the person with the most integrity when voting for someone. It seems like most of the time you have to choose between two people with little integrity. Occasionally you come across a candidate with integrity. When you do, you should work to make sure they get elected. They are someone you can count on to do the right thing every time. People without integrity will disappoint you most of the time. They are usually looking out for their own skin and not what is best for the district/state/country.
It is said that integrity is when you do the right thing when you are by yourself and nobody will ever know. After the Boston Massacre, the British soldiers were charged with a crime. No American attorney would take the case. John Adams decided to defend the British soldiers, even though he was a leading American Patriot. Those men deserved a high quality defense, even from an American Patriot. It was not a popular thing to do, but it was the right thing to do. That is what I mean by integrity. Doing the right thing, even when it is difficult is the absolute definition of integrity.