Character Counts

Character counts. Or at least it used to. I was taught that if I am honest and hard working I would gain the respect of others. Loyalty, trust and diligence were important traits for getting ahead in this world. These days, though, the opposite seems to be true.

Today, people seem to look down on Christians and those of noble character while making dishonest politicians and Hollywood actors their idols.

Look at the difference in the way the media treats Barack Obama and its treatment of Sarah Palin. The media helped propel Obama into office by ignoring his radical past and exalting him as the greatest politician ever. He could do no wrong. And the majority of voters went right along with this charade. They overlooked his lies and cover-ups and elected him president anyway.

But now look at how Sarah Palin has been treated. Because she is a conservative and a Christian, she has been attacked in the media since the day she was picked as John McCain's running mate. The media has doggedly gone after her and tried to ruin her reputation. They've been obsessed trying to dig up dirt on Palin, even making up vicious rumors about her.

This treatment of Palin continues even though she's not even running for office now. Recently, the media went through all of Palin's e-mail trying to uncover something to discredit her.

We don't see the media searching through all of Anthony Weiner's congressional e-mails, though. In fact, CBS has gone out of its way to ignore the Weiner scandal, and many voters in Weiner's New York district said he should be allowed to keep his job.

People have their priorities messed up! Character does matter. It matters a lot. I want honest politicians, not the likes of Anthony Weiner, John Edwards and Arnold Schwarznegger.

One day, they will all stand before God, and all of us will, too. On that day, our character will matter when we will be judged by how we have lived our lives.