Moral Standards?

'I cannot tell a lie, Father, I chopped down the cherry tree.' And so, a mythical tale about our first President, George Washington stood the test of time and served to perpetuate the moral lesson that parents would prefer truth from their children over a thousand prized possessions.

President Bill Clinton looked into the television camera and said, "I did NOT have sexual relations with that woman." President Clinton lied. His wife Hillary, now a Presidential candidate is a prime target of the conservative voters with constant accusations of lying. It is THE central attack theme against Hillary.

While campaigning for the GOP Presidential nomination, Donald Trump has stated one over-the-top proposal after another. He will build a wall on the Mexican border to keep illegals out. He will deport eleven million illegals. He will ban Muslims from entering the United States. He will put Muslim Mosques under surveillance. However, as the Republican establishment attempts to find common ground to unify and support Trump, we notice Trump beginning to back off of a number of these proposals, which during the campaign energized an angry segment of society. One wonders if Trump has been 'lying' to his followers.

Recently, a taped audio (sounding like Trump) was released by the Washington Post. The voice on the  recording identified himself as Trump's publicist (1991). Trump's former girlfriend/wife, Marla Maples identified the voice as Trump's and Donald himself said at the time, it was a joke that went bad. Today, (2016) Trump denies that the voice on the tape is his and never heard of the incident until brought up in an interview on the NBC Today Show. Umm?

All these little 'cherry tree' stories about Donald Trump does not deter his hard core followers. Actually, they defend him vociferously. Example: One Trump advocate who hammers Hillary Clinton to release her emails defends Trump stating that historically not all Presidential nominees have released their tax statements. When told that those Presidential nominees have released tax filings since 1976, the Trump defender said, "George Washington did not release tax information."

Let's sort things out. A voice recording from Trump posing as his own PR person in 1991 is irrelevant because it happened 25 years ago but tax filings not released by a President 200+ years ago IS Relevant.

Folks, this is classic 'moral and political relativism.' In common terms it's 'moving the goal post' because you have zero moral standards. The same guy that brags about garnering the most evangelical votes also bragged about his sexual exploitations.
Oh boy, let's all like lineup and vote for this man of great character to be the leader of the 'free world.'