Pornography may be out of the convenience store, but it is available on every home computer. And there is much more. We have failed to get policy changes despite our electoral success because the public at large does not share the moral convictions necessary for those changes to become reality. President Clinton was not convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors because a sizable portion of the American public was not outraged by his behavior. The public believes he committed perjury in judicial proceedings and adultery and sexual assault in the anterooms and closets of the White House, but they simply don't believe it was all that wrong.
Political leaders are largely are cowards driven by anticipated electoral results.
Without a huge moral outcry, the conviction Mr. Clinton was not possible. Our government leaders reflect the true moral condition of our nation. Because of this moral collapse, Mr. Weyrich argues, we can no longer proceed with the idea that if we simply organize the majority of people who share our values we will win. The majority doesn't share our values. A new strategy must be designed.