With all this civility talk in Washington DC, let's not
forget that the "civilized" political class,
including Presidents Bush and Obama as well as US Senator John
McCain, spent little time cutting back our foreign interventions into
every other country while ignoring major concerns in the United States. They
also bailed out the big banks, and they expanded the administrative state
at the expense of the American citizen.
As for Senator McCain's funeral, the stunning
lack of civility during the McCain funeral procession on TV and during his
funeral was disturbing and disappointing. The media pundits and the speakers at
McCain's funeral spent more time vilifying President
Trump and his policies instead of eulogizing Senator McCain.
Was it for lack of anything to praise about the senator?
He was a good father, from what little Meghan
McCain shared about him, but he was a terrible US Senator, attacking climate
change with unjust alarm while fighting to open up our borders and silence our
freedom of speech. Not a legacy worth praising in my view. His repeated efforts
to frustrate President Trump's agenda on immigration, healthcare, and
individual liberties was deeply disappointing, motivated by personal animus and
not principled opposition.
For the record, there is nothing wrong with
being uncivil to save Western Civilization and America's political traditions
of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. President Trump may be crude
sometimes, but he cares about all of us and our country--and that's what
counts.
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