There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.
Politicians like generals have a tendency to fight the last war.
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are...
But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power.
