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I have lived a less than exemplary life but I chose not to live it in the public square. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #1
That is why a lot of us don't want to run for public office. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #2
Turns out that living a clean life doesn't matter if you are a Republican VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #3
Very true, only if you are a Dem. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #4
And then your fellow Dems will throw you under the bus. cwydro Nov 2017 #12
We have been known to eat our young. :( nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #14
You should now be able to run for office even if you haven't been perfect and incidents were LBM20 Nov 2017 #5
Define "public." Igel Nov 2017 #15
Yeah I completely understand tymorial Nov 2017 #27
I was an angelic child..... panader0 Nov 2017 #6
Right. And bears don't poop in the woods. (I know you are just being funny.) :-) LBM20 Nov 2017 #9
How many here could run for office and survive opposition research? wasupaloopa Nov 2017 #7
Yup. Virtually ALL of us have made some weak judgements (often when drinking). LBM20 Nov 2017 #10
I'm thankful that camera phones weren't around when I was 16-30 NightWatcher Nov 2017 #8
I don't. But, unlike Roy Moore, I never fucked children. Iggo Nov 2017 #11
No, no, no. Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #16
Obviously, very serious stuff like that is at a very different level. Moore needs to be gone. LBM20 Nov 2017 #20
what's idiodic is that our country uses past individuals' sexual histories to determine tax policy unblock Nov 2017 #13
Everything I do is perfectly evil. democratisphere Nov 2017 #17
Can we please have a serious discussion. LBM20 Nov 2017 #21
There is no such thing as a perfect past when you are dealing with imperfect humans. democratisphere Nov 2017 #28
there is clearly a range of magnitude for past deeds, but we often view our own far more harshly hlthe2b Nov 2017 #18
Redefining being Republican: Giving Trump his BILLION $$ tax break trumps child molestation. L. Coyote Nov 2017 #19
"I'm as pure as the driven slush." - Tallulah Bankhead nt Buns_of_Fire Nov 2017 #22
I'll never be President... hexola Nov 2017 #23
"Just as every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners Saints." - Rolling Stones Comatose Sphagetti Nov 2017 #24
I'm not sure "Nobody's perfect" is a good line to use outside of "Some Like It Hot." WinkyDink Nov 2017 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Nov 2017 #26
Nobody's arguing that Al Franken should be perfect... brooklynite Nov 2017 #29
False charges Cartoonist Nov 2017 #30
I once got angry with my GF at a Tori Amos show ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #31
I've Done Some Really Rascally Things in My Life Leith Nov 2017 #32
Ugh. What disgusting drivel. I can unequivocally state that I have never grabbed the ass or Squinch Nov 2017 #33
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