QotD
"[T]he right wing argument that 'the left does it too'
[...] justifies bad behaviour and evades responsibility by
asserting moral equivalence.
"In short 'my bad
conduct is acceptable and moral because my enemy engages in
similar conduct.'
"In shorter 'my bad conduct
is justified by what I *believe* my enemy
is doing.'
"Let me explain something: If your
moral floor is defined by what you imagine to be the worst
quality of your enemy.... you have no moral floor. You have
no morals."
-- Den Valdron,
2007-03-14 (emphasis strengthened)