So this is what it has come to. The fabric of this nation is unraveling and we have only ourselves to blame. Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat...whether you call yourself a liberal or a conservation, there is enough blame at this stage of the game there are no winners and if you find yourself pointing a finger at the opposing team, four more are pointing back at you. Because I honestly can't tell one side from other any more.
Democrats and liberals, those in the media and on the hill, and those who fancy themselves as John Stewart smarties... stop clutching your pearls. None of them cared when it was Bill Clinton being accused of rape - violent rape at that. The women who came out against him were savagely drug through the mud, made out to be liars and worse. And then his wife, who went on attack against these women, went on to run for president and almost won. And still, nobody cared. "Every woman deserves to be believed," says Ms. Clinton - except women who accuse her husband of rape. Then those women should scorned and threatened.
Now here we are, and Roy Moore is being accused of sexual assault against teenage girls when he was in his thirty's. And suddenly, these same political hacks are all aghast. Please. For the record, I believe the women after listening/reading what they had to say. I also believe the women who accused Clinton. But back to Moore...
For those who insist on supporting him... the reasons I have heard are as follows:
It was over 40 years ago! Why would a woman wait that long! (also said by Moore himself). The timing...oh, the timing! There are bigger things at stake, like the senate seat! We need his vote! We're looking at the bigger picture! There's no evidence! Innocent until proven guilty!
But my personal favorite is: Bill Clinton raped women and the Democrats circled the wagons and defended him! Republicans are selling Moore out! I'm sticking by Moore!
And this is what it has come to. Everything politics and winning. Only there are no winners anymore. We're all losers. Do you want to know why? Because if someone is willing to send a sexual predator to Washington to be YOUR VOICE just to stick it in the face of someone on the other side of the aisle or even on the same side for those who are convinced its all a McConnell conspiracy, then you've lost all sense of decency. You can tell yourself you're making decisions based on love of country, but what kind of country are you trying to save when we no longer look at things with a human eye and can only see things through a blue or red lens? People say they want the truth, but the only truth they will believe is the one they want to believe. These women have made believable statements. Roy Moore on the other hand has failed miserably in denying the allegations. His Hannity interview? Disaster. Utter disaster. "I don't remember if I dated teenager girls when I was thirty-two, but I always had the consent of the mother." What!??!? If that alone doesn't give you a moment of pause and reflection then you're making my case for me, so thank you.
So to all those who shout "God and Country!" while also professing their steadfast support for a man who may have been seeking out young girls, and using his power and position to get away with it, let me say this. God is not polishing his George Washington Forecasted Convective Amplification Deficiency while whistling God Bless America every morning. I won't pretend to know the mind of God, but I'm confident in saying that. We are blessed to live in a country where we are free speak our minds, that's true. But somewhere along the way, we have slowly begun to lose our humanity. The "Conservative" Party used to stand on family values and a firm moral compass that directed their path in all things. Now? Well now it's bitterness that leads many of them. The other side got away with so many things for so long (and still does) that now they just look the other way and say, "Huh...well...your guy did xyz, remember? I don't care anymore."
That's what it has come to. I'm not wrong on this. These people digging in their heals to support Moore are doing it because this is just one more kick in the teeth they don't want to take. They want that senate seat, damn it, and the Dems are not going to take it from them.
And it doesn't even matter if these women are telling the truth.
And before anyone else says it, I'll save you the trouble. This is not a trial. This is an election. Moore is essentially applying for a job. And there is sufficient reason to suggest he is not fit for the position.
