Monday, October 11, 2010

Should we be tolerant when voting?



David Gregory questioned Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Steven's personal integrity. They are representatives of the Democratic Party and Republican Party running for the Illinois Senate seat.

To respond, Mr. Kirk said that "I was careless, and I learned a very painful and humbling lesson". Is our society tolerant enough to believe that they could have a fresh start? Analogously, President Obama has once been depraved during his college years. We never regarded it as a problem related to personal integrity during the 2008 Election. Where did our confidence and trust come from? Was it because we were too eager for a change? Or was it because we lost so much confidence in the Republican Party in 2008? Would it be unfair for them because other political runners might have an even worse records at some points of their lives? However, if we pay much attention to their integrity by investigating their pasts, will we waste/use even more resource for political elections?

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