Double Standards

If Kelly can't do it, nobody can.

   Many folks had high hopes that a Marine Corps general would bring discipline as well as dignity and honor to the White House. But unless the troops listen, and especially the commander, who sets an example and issues the top orders, the second in command is wasting his time.
   It may well be that a man is experienced and competent in his job, and treats other men in government with dignity and honor, but if that same man beats his wife, can it still be said that he is a person of integrity?
   Okay, he beats his wife. But other than that, he's a nice guy, say the rationalizers.
   And if the top guy in the office also indulges in questionable extra-marital activities, that sets an example for all others in the administration.
   So what's a fella to do?

   He could resign, and that's the plan that John F. Kelly is considering, according to news reports. But Marines don't readily admit defeat, and in effect that's what faces Kelly. He left the Marine Corps to take the chief of staff job at the White House. But as second in command, his actions can be overturned or even ignored by the president.
   And what kind of an example is that for the rest of the folk working at the White House and other government agencies?
   Turnover in this administration has meant the departure of many top officials in just the first year of this presidency. Not to mention the dozens -- nay, hundreds -- of other posts that have not been filled.
   Which leads to this question: Where is the dignity, honor, respect and integrity that a presidential administration shows to its members as well as to the public, and in turn deserves from the public?
   Not there.