The Immoral Candidate and "the American Dream"

You'll notice that the majority of these postings are critical of the GOP candidates; that's because they're the ones currently in the rat race that has begun to characterize political campaigns.  Rest assured, when there's a DNC campaign, I'll be pointing out all of their hypocrisy and misfires.

BUT, for the time being, let's focus on Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.  Let's get Newt Gingrich out of the way first.  For a country that had no problem vilifying Bill Clinton for his out-of-wedlock sexual activity, we apparently are choosing to turn a blind eye to Newt Gingrich and his.  Maybe the mere image of it is revolting, and that's why we choose to ignore the issue, but that's still no excuse.  Newt is currently on his THIRD wife, after having CHEATED on the first two.  In fact, he asked his second wife if she would be interested in having an "open marriage."  How dare she "want him all to herself?"  Who does Newt think he is?  Then, he called it "despicable" for John King to bring up the issue of this sordid matter in a debate.  Why is that not an appropriate question?  Just like the American people should have access to Mitt Romney's tax returns, we should be able to know whether or not we are going to elect a misogynist such as Newt Gingrich.

For such a conservative, someone interested in "preserving the sanctity of marriage," he seemingly knows nothing about the institution.  This guy has zero respect for the bond between a man and a woman in "holy matrimony."  His sexual exploits alone -- which prove that he's the most hypocritical of the bunch -- expose him as a faux conservative only interested in petting his own ego.  At least Mitt Romney has been married to the same woman for 42 years.  That said, he's got a whole slew of other issues.

Why is he running on the premise that he should be president because of his experience in the private sector?  Why is he going around saying that he's lived the American Dream?  As far as I was taught, the American Dream was that you could go from nothing to something (or a lot) because of hard work and dedication.  Mitt Romney doesn't express those values.  He started a company, sure, but what kind?  A venture capital firm!  What do you need to start that?  Um.... MONEY!  Maybe it was helpful that his father was the CEO and Chairman of the American Motors Corporation.  Romney didn't come from humble beginnings, he was born into a multi-million dollar family and it was with that wealth that he "started" his own venture capital firm.

Frankly, if anyone knows about coming from nothing and attaining success, it's the most recent Democratic presidents.  Barack Obama and Bill Clinton both started out incredibly poor, attended elite schools and made their way to the top.  In contrast, George W. Bush (and candidate Romney) were born into wealth and therefore didn't "earn" anything.  If anyone knows what it's like to get to the top -- while playing by the rules and creating success from nothing -- it's the Democrats.