‘Morality police’ pick their battles

Given the numerous recently reported incidents of sexual harassment committed by our elected political leaders, it is more than disheartening to be reminded that there are those who continue to support this behavior. While it is not surprising to hear the misogynist currently in residence in the White House defend Roy Moore’s right to harass young girls in Alabama, it is appalling to hear that sentiment echoed by the Republican National Committee and elected Republicans at all legislative levels.

Locally, we have the fine examples of state Sen. Cliff Hite and state Rep. Wes Goodman, defenders of “conservative values,” who were forced to resign following allegations of inappropriate behavior. Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, however, believes that “I am not the morality police for every member of the House of Representatives ... It’s not the job of the speaker to get into everyone’s personal business (Dispatch article, Nov. 30).”

Following that logic, I would expect to read a similar quote in The Dispatch the next time a bill is introduced in the Ohio House that seeks to “get into” the personal business of how women access and use their healthcare providers. Indeed, Speaker Rosenberger is not the morality police. If he feels the need to act in that regard, he should direct his efforts to his own Republican House members. Upper Arlington