At a recent campaign stop Obama admitted to students that when he was in high school he drank and used illegal drugs, including cocaine. Here's the reaction to this by Rudy and Mitt, illuminating the difference between the character of these two men:

Rudy: “I respect his honesty in doing that. I think that one of the things we need from our people who are running for office is not this pretense of perfection.”

Mitt: “It’s just not a good idea for people running for president of the United States who potentially could be the role model for a lot of people to talk about their personal failings while they were kids because it opens the doorway to other kids thinking, ‘well I can do that too.’”

Rudy can't take a moral stance because, well, his past actions demonstrate a lack of morals. And telling people about your past crimes and transgressions, but not really showing any negative side effects for your poor decisions, opens the door to others thinking they can follow those same footsteps without consequences.

Having Rudy has president of the United States would be as disasterous a role model for the youth of this country as was Bill Clinton, and I cannot vote for him in good conscience. If Rudy somehow wins the GOP nomination (I don't think he will), I will vote for a third candidate even if that means helping the Democratic party's nominee win the election. Maybe that will help the GOP learn to avoid picking immoral candidates in the future.