Yesterday, I read an article on Rudy Giuliani's mayor-ship. You can read the article for yourself here.
It seems that while Rudy was mayor, he had police protection at one time for himself, his wife and his mistress. My objection is not over the waste of tax payer money, my objection is over Rudy's failure to keep his promise to his wife and to have an "affair" (I dislike that term - it's too easy) while he was still married. (I also object to wasted tax payer money, but that's a much lower issue).
If a man can keep a promise to his wife, how can we expect him to keep a promise to his voters?
It seems to me that we already had a president in recent years who was a philanderer. I recall that when he ran for office, people said it didn't matter. All they were concerned about was the economy. Everything else was unimportant. As a result, we had several terrorists attacks (not on US soil, but against US property), our armed services suffered and the US was seen as soft. And as for the economy, everyone got what they wanted until the bubble burst (and continues to burst -see earlier post on Citibank).
I am reminded of the story detailed in 1 Samuel 8: The people of Israel wanted a king, and even though they were told how bad it would be for them, they demanded a king. God saw this as a rejection of his sovereignty and let them have what they asked for. In 1992, we Americans got what we asked for. Let's hope it doesn't happen again.
For the record, I can not vote for someone who has been so reckless with his promises. Marriage is sacred. If a man treats his wife this way, he won't get my vote.
Typically, I leave Bible study and politics out of my posts, but this one just couldn't be left alone.
2 comments:
I certainly don't think having an affair could ever be viewed as a good thing but people can learn from their mistakes. I usually use the spouse as a litmus test, if they they think the person can be forgiven than who am I to say otherwise.
Clinton seems to have passed that test, Rudy hasn't.
I am not sure that being a good husband always or even often equates with being a good president. But the Bill Clinton example seems to be the exception that proves the rule.
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