|
Saturday, December 18, 2004Is adultery the public's business?If the public wants to know in their scrutinizing of public officials, yup. So sayeth Cicero. One is free to disagree with the public's tastes in these matters, of course. Journalists can even downplay such stories if they want, so long as they're willing to risk losing audience. But the will of the public, right or wrong, is a driving force in democracy. Denying citizens information they feel is relevant to the practice of self-government, particularly in the selection of those who will have power, is therefore a big no-no. One wonders where the liberal defenders of Mr. Clinton are now that it is Mr. Kerik who has been put through the ringer. But the general public seems to have been consistent in this, taking an interest in both stories. The primary thing of interest is that Republicans caught in these situations resign or shuffle off to the sidelines. Democrats stand and fight. That is because the first party values its standards, the second its power. 
posted by gbarto at 10:03 PM |
Archives
|
Day By Day© by Chris Muir.Old TurkeyBlog here.
