The recent move by President Biden to pardon his son, Hunter, is raising some eyebrows. While we can't make excuses for past actions, we've heard a lot of criticism that he was making a 'no-pardons' pledge before the fact.
But as we're trying to decide whether or not we agree with this move, let's take a step back and ask ourselves: are we really going to become the same kind of politicians we criticize?
I'm seeing more and more people on here saying 'if they play dirty, we should too!' but that's exactly what we don't want. We shouldn't be lowering our standards or resorting to petty politics just because we're against their side.
Instead of trying to get back at them by being as vindictive and unprinciple-driven as we say they are, let's focus on having a better argument, being more facts-based, and standing up for what's right. We can do this without getting our own feet dirty.
Let's hold ourselves to a higher standard. Let's be the kind of politicians we want our kids to see.