Doing what is right is not a matter of perspective

In this article by Joseph A. Califano Jr. (He was President Lyndon Johnson's assistant for domestic affairs and secretary of health, education and welfare in the Carter administration), we have an example of what we should all strive to do in our daily lives, the right thing. Has it become so perverse an idea to admit one's fault that leaders will ignore the possibility that would warrant further investigation?

Granted, when Tip O'Neill was speaker of the house, he may not have had any worries about the investigation impacting his office. In our current political climate, it is difficult to imagine any Senator or Congressman without some flaw or mistake that can be blogged, reported, escalated and rapidly made into a major issue. It makes it difficult for those of us who would like to represent our communities, states or country to give up existing careers for a legistlative post.