How about less groupthink, more independence?
When Sen.
His vote, along with the no votes of two other Republicans-Sens.
Imagine. Voting against something wildly unpopular is considered politically courageous these days.
But there is no question that McCain, Murkowski and Collins showed political courage against intense pressure from President
It's easy, so easy, to stand against a president when he is a member of the other party. Courage, though, is standing against a president of your own party when he is wrong. I'm not sure there are enough examples in
So, yes, we gasp when we see it.
Now, Sen.
Flake, who is up for re-election in 2018, is calling on his party members to let their conscience, not party fidelity, guide their duty to provide oversight and a balance of power against
He sees a
"Too often, we observe the unfolding drama along with the rest of the country, passively, all but saying, 'Someone should do something!' without seeming to realize that someone is us," Flake wrote in
It's a perfect description of the
We need less groupthink, more independence.
And in this era, independence takes courage.
Courage is six
Courage is President
And courage is a downturned thumb saying no while Vice President
When McCain, Collins and Murkowski stood against Trump on the health care vote, the president tweeted that they had "let the American people down." No, Mr. President. They did what too few elected officials do: their jobs/
Latta votes for medical litigation reform
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