tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post3617017823931222635..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Q Day 8: Ethics QuestionJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-53437827712206086632012-10-06T09:24:40.368-05:002012-10-06T09:24:40.368-05:00The candidate's decision may also be influence...The candidate's decision may also be influenced by what he/she really thinks of the running mate, too.Scott Monjenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-66426074860829596122012-10-06T08:42:11.879-05:002012-10-06T08:42:11.879-05:00Hilarious. I'm probably the only person who wo...Hilarious. I'm probably the only person who works in DC politics who has never seen a single episode of West Wing. I had no idea!<br /><br />Jonathan: how would your opinion change if the cancer was terminal, wit, say, 6 months to live. I'm very much of the mind that candidates shouldn't enter primaries if they know such things, but once the nominee, they have a duty to NOT reveal such things. We have a perfectly fine system of replacement, and any such revelation in October would almost certainly turn the election into a farce from a partisan/policy perspective. Matt Glassmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-74148386944731511842012-10-06T01:47:25.965-05:002012-10-06T01:47:25.965-05:00Yeah. I was wondering whether I should mention tha...Yeah. I was wondering whether I should mention that or not, but decided that the hypothetical was different enough that it wasn't worth it.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-69475140541237624922012-10-05T18:37:57.294-05:002012-10-05T18:37:57.294-05:00this was a major story arc of the west wing!this was a major story arc of the west wing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com