Cheapening the Office

It looks like this has been beat to death in various news outlets but I would like to put in my two cents. Soon after his election I began to see that Barack Obama was cheapening the office of the President of the United States through various actions. I feel that in order to maintain the respect that the office should have certain things should be avoided, i.e. appearing on a late night talk show. This week I heard about a new low for President and the administration. Joe Biden said, to Barack Obama, that health reform is a big f****** deal on live television. Here is a link to video of his statement. He obviously didn't intend for it to be heard on the mic but I don't believe that excuses him. This behavior is not unexpected for Joe Biden. In fact you could say that it is expected. The action that cheapens the office is the fact that there is a t-shirt now available for purchase on Barack Obama's official website celebrating Joe Biden's statement. Rather than distancing himself from this profane statement Barack has chosen to embrace and promote it. I can't say that I am surprised but it is disappointing.