Obama Administration Breeds Moral Decay
The Obama Administration seems to breed moral decay and apparently it is contagious.
As many as 20 US Secret Service agents and US military personnel reportedly paid for sex before the President’s arrival at the Summit of the Americas in Columbia last Friday. And allegedly, those close to the agency claim that this is standard practice for at least some in the Secret Service, “where married agents have been heard to joke during aircraft takeoff that their motto is “wheels up, rings off.” Although prostitution is legal in Colombia’s “tolerated zones,” the team’s lack of judgment not only disgraced America but also pointed to the significant erosion of morality and ethical standards in the Obama administration.
“We are embarrassed,” said Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. So far, at least five members of the military are under investigation for their role in the scandal. Meanwhile, the President, who has nothing to do with choosing his protection detail or the advance team, said he “will be angry” if the charges are true. But he, of all people, should be the least surprised. When the White House says its job is to “conduct [itself] with the utmost dignity and probity,” it seems somewhat contradictory to the culture of permissiveness this administration has created here at home.
When you relentlessly attack moral principles, as this White House has done over the course of three years, it becomes increasingly difficult for the administration to call these actions wrong. The President criticized the team’s lack of judgment by saying, “We represent the United States.”
But the United States, under this administration, is a country that increasingly celebrates sexual indulgence. Yet, if organizations so much as mention the word “abstinence” in their marriage curriculums, they’re automatically disqualified from the HHS grant process. Then, of course, under the President’s thumb, Congress introduced a new chapter of promiscuity into the US military by overturning “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” followed by a seven month “coming out” party for homosexual servicemen. And all the while, the State Department is overseas trying to strong-arm other countries into accepting its views on contraception, abortion, homosexuality, and premarital sex.
Is it any wonder this country is suffering from an ethical crisis? This is what comes of an administration that systematically destroys the moral foundations of our military, government service, and public schools. On one hand, the administration has tried to force our military to embrace homosexuality by making unnatural and immoral sex legal. And on the other, it’s outraged that its military is engaging in another form of legal but immoral sex. (Prostitution is permissible in Colombia’s “tolerated zones.”) Both behaviors are inappropriate, unhealthy, and destructive. Yet only one seems to incense government officials.
If this seems a bit muddled, that’s because it is. But this culture of moral confusion is inevitable when American leaders push a radical social policy that arbitrarily gives sexual license to some and condemns it from others. The bottom line is that elections do have consequences, and policies do shape our culture for good or bad. Let me be clear: the President is not responsible for these indiscretions. But he is to blame for aggressively expanding an ideology of unrestraint that has created an environment where personal judgment is as lacking as moral standards.
***Ed Randazzo, is a nationally syndicated author. He has been a conservative activist and consultant for over 30 years and is currently the Chief News Editor of Life and Liberty Media***
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