Politicians Need 51% of the Vote
Don’t forget it.
Though vilified, these people wouldn’t go away. The exit polls for George W. Bush’s victory in 2004 revealed that the No. 1 issue for most voters was “moral values.” Liberal analysts furiously attacked Karl Rove for “exploiting” these sentiments.
But even Karl Rove couldn’t invent God, and God and faith were everywhere in Grantham Sunday evening.
Sen. Clinton: Faith “is everything that makes life and its purpose meaningful as a human being . . . We want religion to be in the public square. If you are a person of faith, you have a right and even an obligation to speak from that wellspring of your faith . . . Our obligation as leaders in America is to make sure that any conversation about religion is inclusive and respectful. And that has not always happened, as we know.”
Sen. Obama: “Religion is a bulwark . . . Somebody like myself whose entire trajectory, not just during this campaign, but long before, has been to talk about how Democrats need to get in church, reach out to evangelicals, link faith with the work that we do . . . There is a moral dimension to abortion, which I think that all too often those of us who are pro-choice have not talked about or tried to tamp down. I think that’s a mistake . . . A comprehensive approach where we focus on abstinence, where we are teaching the sacredness of sexuality to our children.”
Does this mean that Clinton and Obama have no integrity? Hardly. It simply means they are wise enough to know that to get elected they must pander to groups of people the might not agree with. If one takes issue with this kind of behavior one would be wise to realize their own integrity is not in direct opposition with their ambition. It easy to dislike politicians for their apparent lack of integrity when your life choices never comes close to forcing the issue as it does for them daily.