It sounds like your moral philosophy is that society and culture creates morality. I don’t believe that. I believe it was set on this earth be a higher power and it exists outside of any one human.

You state – “…down a post-modern way of thought that says morality is what you make of it or embrace the moral code that has governed our society for hundreds of years.”

Post modern? When exactly was the pre modern code of ethics that people didn’t cheat or divorce? That’s part of history I am not aware of. Perhaps having a more mature POV of the world and understanding that people are motivated by a mix of urges and desires , and that trying to apply a universal moral code outside of Constitutional law is best left to dictators and theocracies (See hard-liners in Iran who are always deciding the MORAL way to act). I think it better to practice forgiveness and understanding instead of expecting lead on a moral crusade, or reflect back to notions of a ‘moral time’ in history that never existed.

I honestly think that we’re all doing the best we can, and politicians shouldn’t be judged for the imperfections. They are human like the rest of us, and will learn from their mistakes.

The reason people are up in a huff regarding Spitzer is because he made his career around ethics and morality. Which makes his actions incredibly stupid. But is it really all that big of a surprise? People attack what scares them most. Spitzer was probably attacking the immoral because he feared that within himself.

I don’t know the answer, but it’s interesting to think about… thanks!