Michael Cohen plea

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(08-22-2018, 10:39 AM)GMDino Wrote: I wonder if people still think politicians are "moral"?  At least on the federal level I bet they don't.

In Trump's case no supporter ever told me they thought he was a moral person, good family man, etc.  They all said he was "better than Clinton".

No amount of bad press will change those voters minds.

And I don't believe the GOP would vote to impeach.  Ever.

Not this current version at least.  I was busy this morning and haven't looked but has there been any backlash from the House or Senate Republicans about any of this?  Probably not.

Trump's entire campaign was about lowering the bar.  From the debates to now.  Nothing has changed.  

This is among the excuses given. "Everyone knows that all politicians are crooked.". Or "I'm not perfect. And I don't expect elected officials to be any better than me.". And most of us are guilty of playing along with these excuses at some point in our lives. We contribute to the reduced expectations. But we don't have to contribute to reduced standards of conduct. There is a still a line there between expectations and standards. And, moreover, we can also change our expectations.