Reply #99: it wouldn't have mattered, [View All]

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whether they were there or not (and my own opinion of that is that they were being USED,- for the maximum 'family values' effect)

The mere fact that he is their adoptive father, and is seeking the office he is puts his entire life, and that of his family into the public scrutiny areana- like it or not- that is the 'way of this world'-and he knew it, as do ALL political wannabees-

Ask John McCain, or Edmund Muskie, or John Kerry, or Bill Clinton, or any number of people who have had their lives dissected and slandered, and opened to the eyes of the world.

As a parent, i would weigh the cost, versus what 'good' i might ever do VERY carefully- before entering the public 'circus'-

This is nothing new- and the ones who get 'hurt' usually are the ones who least deserve it-

He HAD to have known he was going to be examined- or else he's a fool, or so arrogant that he doesn't care- either of which should dis-qualify him from the job in itself.