Ralph Northam. In situations like this...

[paleotn]

even after all these years, I many times default back to my mom's pearls of wisdom. I'd ask her, do we let it go? Was it a long time ago and not relevant today? Can we in good conscious point fingers at Rethugs while at the same time tolerate the same even if it was over 30 years ago?

Invariably her response would be biblically paraphrased. Here's a conglomeration of wise words I didn't recognize as wise until years after......well, you need to make sure your own house is clean before you complain about your neighbors house. People do change, but remember, a person's actions are the windows to their soul, not what they say. I feel sorry for the poor man. Maybe he is different now, but actions do have consequences and a good man recognizes that and acts appropriately to not hurt those around him for what he did, even if it was a long time ago.

I feel she would be on the resign side. I'm trusting her judgment.

[vlyons]

1. I have been amazed at the unwillingness to forgive some folks feel.

I have even been accused of condoning racism, because I have forgiven him.

As a Buddhist, forgiveness is less about what's in the heart of others, but more about what's in my heart and mind.

Forgiveness is a virture, and good for its own sake.

[marble falls]

2. I forgive him. But he needs to deal with the wheel he set to roll. He needs to atone.

[OnDoutside]

3. In what way ?

[marble falls]

4. Thats not for you or me to say. Its not our place to put a hoop for him to jump through, but when he

makes his genuine action, we'll all know.

[OnDoutside]

5. Well he has issued a written apology, a video apology and there's his 30+ years of good works as a

doctor to consider too. What else ? Ritual Suicide ?

You say "Thats not for you or me to say", yet you go on to say, "when he makes his genuine action, we'll all know"...who are you or I to judge what is "genuine" ? I think his two apologies seemed fairly genuine.

[marble falls]

6. A lot of other people certainly don't think so. What I find so questionable is how in the eighties

someone who had leadership rank in the military and had gone to school and became a physician in the South could have been so tone deaf about that photo.