That's just splitting hairs and nitpicking Mike's choice of words. (Has the norm become to only do the bare minimum required when it comes to how we interact with others?) Perhaps it's more accurate to say that it would have been the decent, humane, considerate, thoughtful (or whatever) thing to do. But those qualities don't seem to be factors in decision making by those two 'leaders' (among others) anymore.
What truly saddens me is that there are so many people who apparently agree with their values (or lack thereof) who continue to put these two guys back in office. And I'd bet most of those folks would never dream of treating their friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. that way. (At least I sincerely hope not...) |