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Can either party rightfully claim to be the party of American values?

The list of criminals and deviant behavior is lengthy on both sides of the aisle. What do you think when a candidate runs on a platform of "moral values," or a similar concept? What do you think later when the skeletons in their closet are exposed? Everyone is human, I understand . . .

Public Comments

1. Yes. I am a values voter so i vote for Republicans
2. Not even close......
3. America still has values?
4. Criminal and deviant behaviour ARE "American values", especially when one considers the significant number of our population currently incarcerated
5. no way...look at Vitter or Foley but you can look at Clinton on the other side as well...
6. We need to understand that we elect what we are. Candidates try to appeal to us on whatever issue is important to us and then don't care. The national political system is broken and I don't think a decent person can get elected to national office under the system that we approve of.
7. There is no moral party.
8. Not everyone is a hypocrite. A few are and they give the rest a bad name.
9. everyone is human, yes....but if they cant live up to the laws they are tresponsible for creating, then they shouldnt be in a position to make judgements on creating laws in the first place. This latest guy on the clal girllist -- who was all about moral values, etc... and tries to justify it, is nothing more thna him preaching DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO. How can we have leaders that expect the public to accept that Be it democrat republican or independant, the arguement remains, its a matter of showing you either have integrity or you dont.
10. No, they can't.
11. When politicians spout about morality and values, its just pandering. For the most part the issues are decided down the party lines.
12. I think the race for nominations (local and federal) has become so clouted that it is impossible for a candidate to truly represent his or her constituency. That said I don't really feel it's the politicians fault, I believe the blame rests on the voters. At this point people vote for charisma more then they vote for issues.
13. Any party that claims moral superiority is pretty suspect. I think if morality is going to be applied, it should be applied BY individuals TO individuals. Not by groups to parties. When the church tells you to vote a particular way because a particular party is immoral ... then its time to find a new church.
14. Both claim it in one form or another. I am not so much concerned with peoples skeletons but in how they vote, and in what they actually support. This is obviously a matter of opinion, and my opinion is that the Republicans are much better as to this than are the Democrats....so I vote Republican.
15. I am a Republican because I believe in protecting the U.S. and not by bowing to the terrorist. I also believe in justice and that child molesters need to be hanged. There you go. Aw thumbs down... that just proves you hug child molesters and don't stand for justice. Congratulations.
16. Nope.
17. Yes, the Republican Party.
18. How about the House Party?
19. Republicans seem to do a better job of getting rid of the perverts and weirdos from their party. As for who represents America's values better I think it is a tie because America's values are as varied as it citizens.
20. The candidates are not the political parties. The political parties are comprised of the people in them. The vast majority of people both political parties are honest, law abiding, patriotic and decent Americans.
21. No... The two party system is not working and both of these are two cheeks of the same a**. The voice of America hasn't been noticeably heard or respected in years. Both of these mobs are in the pockets of Corporate America and their only positions are the agendas of greed and corruption.
22. nope. no politician have moral values, the only values they have are the Benjamen's in their wallets
23. Not anymore. 40 years ago maybe. Possibly even 30. The last 10 or 15 years has seen nothing but politicians bowing to the alter of special interests and campaign contributions. Both main parties. Tough to control with no Term limits on Congress.
24. The GOP has done a LOT more to undermine the CONSTITUTION while the Democrats are trying to DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. And the Constitution IS THE DEFINITION OF AMERICAN VALUES.
25. N O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
26. No, they cannot.
27. I think that concept is ridiculous and completely disingenuous coming from any party. As you said, bad behavior can be found in both parties. For one to claim that it has moral superiority over the other is patently ridiculous. We all know that those on the far right regularly claim the status of being morally superior. Right before the midterms they lost any hope of backing that up with all the scandals that came down - Mark Foley, Ted Haggard, etc. And then they wonder why people are so gleeful when one of their own gets caught partaking in less than moral behavior. It's because the rest of us are sick of hearing those false claims and it's enjoyable to see them brought back down to earth at last.
28. I don't think the US constitution appointed any individual or group, any kind of title of moral nobility. Nor do i think any one party's agenda matches 100% with the expectations of the majority of Americans. I also, do not believe that any one party has higher standards of values than the others, anyone who claims otherwise is voting based on party loyalty, and shouldn't be considered responsible enough to vote.
29. The nuts from the 60s (hippies) have done a lot to the downfall of the U.S. values. Even liberal Tom Brokaw, a liberal, wrote a book about people who lived during WWII and called it "The Greatest Generation." Hollywood is in the same group as the hippies. Hollywood would not produce a patriotic film it their very life depended on it.
30. I think I look at the person rather than the party.. my people just happen to fall into a certain party.