Having Good character, Or Lacking It

NUMEROUS WOMEN have accused President Trump of various forms of sexual misconduct, including groping, forcibly kissing, rape, all the usual forms. These women often come forth and then lapse into silence, presumably paid off. Numerous close associates of the President have been indicted and convicted of serious crimes, with more seemingly on the way. Now Trump's Supreme Court nominee stands accused of attempted rape. Not only trump's core constituency, not only the Republican party, but the christian conservative community as a whole seems to be totally unconcerned with all this, indeed dismissive of it all. their responses amount to lame justifications, descent into bizarre alternative conspiratorial explanations, and generally attempts to justify the unjustifiable, all of which reveal moral bankruptcy, and a total lack of personal integrity and good character on their part. Republicans in the Senate are trying , with apparent desperation, to hasten Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the high court, before the full impact and importance of his alleged sexual misconduct can by fully examined and assessed by the proper authorities. Their attempt to blame Democrats for failing to bring forth relevant information concerning Kavanaugh's alleged misbehavior sooner in the proceedings demonstrate a contemptible disregard for the well being of the alleged victim, a woman who has spent most of her adult life traumatized by a brutal physical attack, and quite understandably reluctant and conflicted about coming forth at all. Quite understandably, but apparently quite beyond capacity of republicans to understand. Imagine for a moment that a Democrat president and democratic Senate and democrat electorate were in the same situation as the Republicans now are. A demonstrably Democrat president, surrounded by convicted criminals, and a democratic Senate and voter base ignoring, denying, and even defending corruption and credible accusations of corruption. The conservative Christian Republican community would be p in arms, pitching a proverbial fit, as well they should be doing now, if only they had the integrity to do so.