John Boland and Timothy Cordes dive into an article by Bret Stevens on what the Graham Platner story can tell us about morality and politics. John asserts that a politician’s efficacy is what matters most. Tim offers that a history of moral action improves one’s ability to predict future behavior.

The Buddies draw distinctions between past behavior and ongoing concerns and highlight the hypocrisy of treating concerns differently based on whether the offender is in one’s own party.

From decades distance, they review the Bill Clinton story and how much his ‘moral’ choices impacted him and his presidency. They wonder if ethics is an encumbrance in modern politics.

Tim’s whack-job has “woken” up to its failure to do its journalistic due diligence.

John’s hero helped the Knicks win the NBA championship.

Referred to:

Opinion | The Good That Can Come From Platner’s Candidacy - NYT

Top Canadian newspaper says media failed to verify Kamloops mass graves claim

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