06 March 2005

Politics of Personal Idiocy update

Well, never let it be said that I didn't admit when I was wrong. It looks like Nathan Taylor, the student who was accused of embezzling funds from the Young Republicans national convention, was innocent after all. Good for him.

It's still not the politics of personal destruction, not when the accusers genuinely believed he'd been misusing funds and even were under the impression that he hadn't even had the authority to spend money on the convention's behalf. What it is, is bad communication.

Well, bad communication, and that annoying tendency of most people in this country to immediately jump to conclusions.

Mr. Taylor says he's soured on politics and no longer wants to pursue it. I feel the same way, after running a campaign in 2000. I can't blame Mr. Taylor for coming to that conclusion; unfortunately, all decent people eventually come to the same conclusion.

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