Pence on Presidential behavior

[Rogue Valley]

These Old Mike Pence Columns On How A President Should Behave Have Not Aged Well

Radio talk show host Mike Pence circa 1990's

8/7/18
At the height of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Mike Pence penned two opinion columns calling for former President Bill Clinton to quit or be removed from office. But the current vice president’s moralistic writings from the late ’90s and early 2000s, which CNN unearthed from the Wayback Machine internet archive on Monday, have not aged well. Pence’s preachy prose on how presidents should behave, in particular, seems irreconcilable with the conduct of President Donald Trump.

From Pence's talk show website titled: The Two Schools Of Thought On Clinton

“If you and I fall into bad moral habits, we can harm our families, our employers and our friends. The President of the United States can incinerate the planet. Seriously, the very idea that we ought to have at or less than the same moral demands placed on the Chief Executive that we place on our next door neighbor is ludicrous and dangerous. Throughout our history, we have seen the presidency as the repository of all of our highest hopes and ideals and values. To demand less is to do an injustice to the blood that bought our freedoms.”​

In another column on his congressional campaign website titled: Why Clinton Must Resign Or Be Impeached

“Our leaders must either act to restore the luster and dignity of the institution of the Presidency or we can be certain that this is only the beginning of an even more difficult time for our land.”​

Needless to say, Pence's ethical opinions on Presidential behavior have either changed radically and drastically, or Pence was blowing smoke when he penned the words above.

Either way, Trump VP Mike Pence is a hypocrite extraordinaire.

Related: Mike Pence's moral case for removing a president from office

 

[Hawkeye10]

These Old Mike Pence Columns On How A President Should Behave Have Not Aged Well

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Hang in there, I am still of the opinion that he will betray The Rebellion in the end, he is waiting for the right time.

 

[Helix]

Vice President Palpatine's views on presidential morality seem to be somewhat conditional.

 

[OrphanSlug]

No surprise, Pence then cannot equal Pence now given who Trump is. Agreed with the OP, hypocrite.