What struck me was how quickly the Senator's political allies, opponents and other politicians turned on their colleague.
St. Petersburg, FlOpinion by: E. Eugene Webb PhD
Author: In Search of Robin
I have followed with interest the fate of Florida State
Senator Frank Artiles after a late-night
rant among colleagues that went viral.
If you don't know the facts' check out the article by Controversy
over Miami lawmaker's racial slur engulfs Florida Legislature
What struck me was how quickly the Senator's political
allies, opponents and other politicians turned on their colleague.
Granted the Senator's comments were completely out of
line by all levels of conduct, but the rapid rush to be on the condemnation
train was, at times, almost laughable.
It seemed like if you didn't issue a statement calling
out Artiles you were somehow condoning his actions.
Also fascinating was how quickly this whole mess
"took over" the state legislature. Everything stopped as everyone
from the Governor to the Tallahassee cab drivers expressed their overblown sense
of being offended.
The other thing that struck me was how most of those
doing the condemning are probably just one drink, one conversation, one tweet
or one hastily constructed e-mail away from a similar fate.
Do not believe for a moment that all of this self-righteous
caterwauling by the political elite in any way indicates how they really feel.
About the only real lesson you can draw from the
Artiles incident, is politicians are much more interested in making themselves
feel good at the expense of others than they are doing the people's business.
My grandfather often used the expression, "Just
the pot calling the kettle black."
I really loved the guy.
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