DesJarlais' TN reelection is exactly what's wrong with the GOP
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/08/desjarlais-tn-reelection-is-exactly-what-is-wrong-with-the-gop#sthash.ZraPBaW8.dpufHow much longer are we going to continue supporting immorality under the guise of fighting immorality?
Politics is downstream from culture. We are losing this country to a growing left-wing floor of support because of the destruction of civil society, family structure, and the basic values that created a free and prosperous country. As John Adams warned, only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.” In order to win back the country, we must win back the culture. Therefore, it goes without saying that those who represent the “conservative” party must live as conservatives, not just pretend to be conservative in order to win primaries and play the political game.
In 2012, the Chattanooga Times Free Press revealed that then-freshman Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn (B, 84%) “supported his ex-wife’s decision to get two abortions before their marriage.” They also confirmed that DesJarlais, while married, “had sexual relationships with at least two patients, three coworkers and a drug representative while he was chief of staff at Grandview Medical Center in Jasper, Tenn.” One of the patients claimed that in 2000, DesJarlais pressured her to have an abortion. At the time, DesJarlais admitted in court “to pressuring the woman over the phone to get an abortion,” but contended that it was part of an elaborate plan to get the woman to admit she wasn’t pregnant.
When I first saw this story four years ago, I never thought for a second that this man would run for reelection, and certainly, if he did choose to do so, he’d surely be defeated. After all, it’s only the Democrats who would use such a lifestyle as a resume enhancer, whereas our people would actually practice what they preach and banish this man from the party.
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