Therefore we are troubled by those commentators who seem to almost triumphantly report disclosures of immorality from the White House. Character is important. Character is important in the White House, the Supreme Court, the Congress and the Pentagon. Character is equally important in the home, in the schoolroom, in our churches, in our homes and on our streets. The bell sounding an alarm over our national character crisis tolls not just for the White House, it tolls for us all.
Character is important.
We long for pure and unadulterated leadership. But when we are alone with our thoughts and brutally honest, some of us worry that we Americans are getting the leadership we deserve. Character is important. We are tired of blame-shifting, diluted apologies riddled with claims of victimhood, finger pointing, and we grieve over partisan attacks in the name of standards and values. Character is important.