We have heard that sentiment echoed down through the years.  And guess what?  Those who say this have Biblical verses to back up their claim of imperfection.  Just a few of these are:

Ecclesiastes 7:20  Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.

Romans 3:10  as it is written,  “There is none righteous, not even one;

Romans 3:23  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

1 John 1:8   If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us

            There we have it!  Those who claim, after being ‘caught’ in doing or saying something that is not right, can point to Holy Writ to have blanket immunity from perfection.  For many, when someone says ‘Nobody’s perfect’, they nod their heads and agree.  After all, if we all have done things that were wrong, how can we place blame on anyone for their foibles?

            This has practical applications to today’s political world, for that phrase can excuse some very egregious behavior.  To wit:

            Eric Swalwell, when it was disclosed he had slept with a Chinese agent who was a spy, might claim, ‘Nobody’s perfect!’

            Bill Clinton, when confronted with irrefutable evidence of his dalliance with a White House intern 30 years younger than he, probably excused his actions with the words, ‘Well, nobody’s perfect.’

            When Hillary Clinton lied about the Benghazi attack on Americans, killing four, she might aver, ‘Nobody’s perfect’.  Of course, over the span of her career, she would have that phrase down pat, the answer to many of her foibles.

            Our current Vice-President, Kamala Harris, when ruminating about her start in politics might comment on her affair with a powerful married Democrat 30 years her senior who helped her climb the ladder, ‘That was a long time ago, and you know, nobody’s perfect!’

            Andrew Cuomo is another politician who has found himself in hot water lately.

During the virus crisis, the New York governor ordered those old people with COVID into nursing homes, where they infected many others, and at least 15,000 old citizens of the Empire State died of the disease.  Cuomo was mystified; first he claimed they were already old and were going to die anyway, but that didn’t fly so he used the old bromide, “Mistakes were made, nobody’s perfect!”

            Then came the women.  To date, seven women, most of whom worked in his administration, have come forward claiming he sexually harassed them.  Once again, he was befuddled, until he fell back on ‘I’m sorry, but remember, nobody’s perfect’.

            Now we come to President * (aka Joe Biden).  One of his first acts as President was to kill the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast.  Only 11,000 jobs were immediately lost.  When apprised of this, Biden looked confused and claimed he did not intend for that to happen, but, after all, ‘Nobody’s perfect, even one in the office I hold, whatever that is’.

            Our President seems to be, to put it gently, in cognitive decline.  Perhaps he can be forgiven when he does something to hurt the American people or economy, and then claims, ‘Nobody’s perfect’.

            One example of this is his attitude toward illegal immigration.  When he lifted Donald Trump’s restrictions, thousands of migrants from Central America (and other places, including Iran) have crossed our borders.  According to his p. r. flacks, he didn’t create this crisis, but even if he did, ‘nobody’s perfect’.

            Take Maxine Waters (D-La La Land), please.  She has advocated harassing Trump supporters, even in restaurants or other places of business.  When those who listen to her actually do this, she has been heard to say, ‘So what?  Nobody’s perfect, even me’.

            Our own governor, J. B. Pritzker, after ordering Illinois to ‘shut down’, was found to send his family to Florida and to keep building his horse farm in Wisconsin.  When that came to light, of course he was contrite, but after all, ‘Nobody’s perfect’.

            During the pandemic, other players have really messed up.  Michigan’s governor Gretchen Whitmer (thankfully, no relative of mine!) is now being investigated for possible crimes, but she is also claiming ‘Nobody’s perfect!’

            Gavin Newsom, governor of California, is facing a recall election because over 2 million of his fellow citizens signed a petition to make him face the voters who can kick him out.  What did he do that was so wrong?  After all, even governors can claim, with Biblical support, ‘Nobody’s perfect’.

            Space prevents me from detailing the shortcomings of others.  A list of names of such would include Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, Diane Feinstein, Chuck Schumer, Jerry Nadler, AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez), Robert ‘Beto’ O’Rourke, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State, and many more.

            These would make a chorus heard in outer space if they all shouted at the same time, ‘Nobody’s perfect!’  This phrase becomes the perfect ‘spin’ on actions and words that harm America and its citizens.

            As usual, I reread what I write and I seem to have included only Democrats.  Somewhere, some Republicans may have betrayed their moral standards, and maybe I should have dug deeper for the miscreants.  But, why should I hold myself to higher standards than these we have listed?  After all, nobody’s perfect, including me!