Will This Help Obama?

This morning while reading some news items on CNN online, I ran across this announcement: “A U.S. District Court judge lifted travel restrictions Thursday for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick so he can attend the Democratic National Convention August 25-28 in Denver, Colorado.

The judge also said the beleaguered public official could remove his monitoring device.

Kilpatrick has been beset with legal problems recently, including a sex scandal, perjury and corruption indictments, an assault charge and a recent jail stint for violating the terms of his bail.”

So this is the caliber of politician going to Colorado in support of Barack Obama?

It’s a disgrace.

I am so tired of political people, athletes, and other celebrities, who appear to have no regard for moral or ethical behavior, continue to go about business as if it doesn’t matter.

It does matter. As a society we have to stop acting like it doesn’t. The old-fashioned concept of “misbehave and you are out of here” needs to come back. No excuses. No second chances. No rationalizations. Just consequences for bad behavior.

The same goes for John Edwards. His “excuse” for having an affair then trying to hide it is an insult to the intelligence of the American public. “I was too young to handle the stress of notoriety.” Give me a break. He must have the same spin doctor as some other “bad boy” and “bad girl” celebs who say they are not really bad, just victims of circumstance.

They are only victims of circumstance if they allow it, and by allowing it, they are making a choice. Bad choices need to have swift and definitive consequences.