To All Presidents, Senators, Congressmen, and basically All Politicians....

Is it too much to ask that the men and women running our country have at least a modicum of integrity?

Is it too much to ask that our leaders don't steal, cheat, drive drunk, proposition young interns, engage in child porn, and/or sleep with prostitutes?

Is it too much to ask that the politicians running the country have a basic sense of decency?

Is this really asking too much?

We continually hear government leaders talk about going to church, believing in God, reading scripture, and praying for our country, yet for many, when it comes to their own sense of morality there seems to be a void... a big one.*

What is up with this?

Many normal every day people can get through the day without lying, having affairs, receiving sexual treats from young interns, getting DUIs, or betraying their spouses.

Why can't we expect similarly decent behavior from our leaders?

I mean seriously.

Shouldn't we expect the leaders of our country to be decent, law abiding people?

I'm not asking for Saints or mistake free humans; just men (and women) with a basic sense of integrity.

Now, of course we are all human, we make mistakes, (I'm reminded of the quote, "absolute power corrupts men absolutely," Maybe it is true).

I'm not sure why so many of our Country's politicians are corrupt and I really do not care. What I do care about is decency, honesty, and integrity.

Of course not every single politician is a disgusting, law breaking, conniving, manipulating cheat. I'm sure there are some great people in leadership positions. But it seems harder and harder to identify them.

So, here is the tip of the day... again.

Politicians who continually cheat, lie, have affairs, break laws, drive while drunk, embezzle, sell influence and power are NOT great men. They may on occasion help with one thing or another but they are not great men.

OK, now, big kudos to those men (and women, but this post is about not so good men), in government positions who are honest and law abiding citizens. A shout out to those men who are above bribes, lies, visiting prostitutes, and betraying their wives.




Note: Obviously there are women leaders and politicians, this goes without saying. However, this post is directed toward the not so great men, hence I'm speaking to them.

*I'm not pointing out the need for church attendance or belief in a particular God only that there is a disconnect between men who claim to believe in decency and morality yet live a life seeming void of any sense of integrity or honesty.