Profiles in Cowardice: The Lamar Alexander Story

So, just to get this straight: Sure, Trump did it, nope, we don't need to hear any more, yep, it was wrong all right, and no, we aren't going to do a damn thing about it.

Well, if he's cool with that being the lead in his obituary and the capper on his legacy, so am I.

UPDATE: Profiles in Cowardice: The Lisa Murkowski Story

Murkowski: "I have come to the conclusion that there will be no fair trial in the Senate. I don’t believe the continuation of this process will change anything. It is sad for me to admit that, as an institution, the Congress has failed."

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) January 31, 2020

And who are you referring to with the word "Congress", ma'am?

UPDATE: Profiles in Cowardice: The Ben Sasse Story

Sen. Ben Sasse, who has not said much during the trial, told reporters: “Let me be clear; Lamar speaks for lots and lots of us.”

I asked if he believes then that Trump acted inappropriately, Sasse didn’t answer

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 31, 2020

Agreeing with Alexander is one thing, but having nothing to say about whether Trump acted inappropriately says rather a lot.



UPDATE: Rob Portman, Profiles in What One Says When One is Probably Also a Fact Witness

.@senrobportman's statement on the issue of witnesses: https://t.co/uNRqzHXIVz pic.twitter.com/oT8vkEXYTr

— Emily Benavides (@embena) January 31, 2020

I like the bit about healing wounds--this won't.

UPDATE: Profiles in Cowardice, the Lil' Marco Rubio Story

Statement from @marcorubio on impeachment: "Just because actions meet a standard of impeachment does not mean it is in the best interest of the country to remove a President from office."

— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) January 31, 2020

It's all very well for the House to impeach but....(thud).