The Lack Of Ethics, Morality, & Truth Is Taking Its Toll

Some people believe a career path chooses a person, and others believe life is what you make of it. However, when in a job of politics, education, wall street, a small business owner, a white collar, or a blue collar career, there is never a substitute for integrity and a person's word. In several different movies, books, and sayings, it is always the same, "A man has only his integrity and his word, in this world, without it you are nothing." I believe this to be a 100% true statement, in life and in a person's career, but as time goes on, these concepts creep farther and farther away. Integrity is on a sliding scale and there are few people who believe in truth (absolute truth).

Politicians, attorneys, and other high profile people, in high profile jobs, are not any different than the "normal man/woman", as "they put their pants on one leg at a time, just like everyone else." Therefore, why is there such a double standard, when it comes to promises broken, lack of intestinal fortitude to do the right things and an exponential growth narcissistic attitudes, throughout? Just in the political world, since the last election cycle of 2008, here are some of the broken promises, lack of integrity plays, and a list of double standards, just for politicians:

1. Primary 2008, Barack ObamaBarack Obama promises, "I will have no lobbyists, or people from the media, in the White House, or my cabinet." As of today, there are over twenty lobbyists and ten people from the media, in places of power, in the Obama White House.

2. Primary 2008, Barack Obama promises "I will make sure every single bill will be posted, on the White House web site, before it goes to the floor of Congress for a vote, for five days." As of today, there have been countless bills and decisions, behind closed doors, lock outs of Republicans (on bills and major decisions). Yet, there has not been any postings on the White House web site, until after the bills have become law, or were voted on. Now President Obama, has changed his policy altogether, stating, "Things will be posted on the web site, after the bill goes thru Congress and the Senate, for the public to see." Kind of odd, for a man who pounded the previous White House (saying, "They were the worst in history on transparency"), don't you think?

3. 2009, Congress (led by Nancy PelosiNancy Pelosi, Barney FrankBarney Frank, and others) has passed thru Congress four bills, which were not read, before a vote was made. How can anyone vote on a bill, or make any kind of a decision at all, if a person has not read what they are voting on? There is no integrity, having a vote (for the people of the United States, on ANYTHING), in which there is no time to read the bill, but the vote happens anyway.

4. May 2008, evidently, the democrats thought it would be funny to bring a speed reader, to the floor of Congress, and read (as fast as he possibly could) while the debate was happening. Once again, there is no integrity for Ms. Pelosi to pull this kind of a stunt, considering it is American business (not her own personal stand up comedy show).

5. For the last thirty years, the bipartisan support has been overflowing, for the infidelity of the politicians of Washington. Congressman Barney Frank having homosexual prostitution relations and a business (out of his own basement), Senator Ted KennedyTed Kennedy's affair (ending in a woman being killed), President Bill ClintonBill Clinton's two indiscretions (Paula Jones and Monica "blue dress" Lewinski, plus their are countless others), N. Y. Gov. Elliot Spitzer busted with prostitutes, Rep. Congressman Mark FoleyMark Foley soliciting/emailing "pages"/assistants of the same sex (on sexual topics), and the latest is S. C. Republican Gov. Mark SanfordMark Sanford left the country, going to Argentina, to continue his affair with an exotic T. V. reporter.

This is just a small list, in the landscape of American politics (both Republicans and Democrats are 100% at fault, and are accountable), but if a person cannot be trusted to follow the basic and most miniscule rules/ethics/moralities of life, how can they be trusted to spend trillions of dollars, not take bribes and actually do the "people's business," and not feel they are elected to do their own business. All of these things boil down to the basics of right and wrong. Just a sample of some of the ethics people learn, between the ages of three and ten, are not to take advantage of others, do not steal, do not have affairs on your spouse, do not make promises you can't keep, use your head, treat others as you would want them to treat you, and do not lie. Yet, so many people do the rules not apply any of these rules/ethics/morality to their lives.

You make the call, on why, because I am all out of answers. Especially, when the problems come from the people supposed to protect you (attorneys), give you quality care and have taken an oath to make the best possible outcome for your health (doctors), and finally at the highest offices in the land, our government officials (who were elected, by the people, to spend our money wisely, protect the homeland from foreign and domestic problems, and countless other duties for the people). Yet, our President, his minions, and politicians of all stripes today, spending trillions, lying outright to the American people, and do not feel they need to answer questions, it is time to just dodge them (just as long as they get more power and are reelected).

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