Melissa Henneberger’s excellent September 1 column about John
McCain (Link) included “get beyond tribalism”, “put aside our political
differences”, “honor”, etc., but she did not exemplify such virtue when she
wrote “Paul Ryan, of all people, reminded us…that subterfuge is
overrated and…honesty remains a viable option”. (Italics added by me)
When people oppose some of the direction of their team, do they resign,
risking that undesirable actions dominate more strongly? Or do they
stay the course, trying to have a positive influence? Do they fight
every battle or pick the ones they feel they can influence? These
are not easy decisions.
Criticism of Paul Ryan is fine (I’ve been disappointed by some of
this actions*), but should be specific, rather than name-calling, and was
out-of-place in her otherwise outstanding article. Sadly and
ironically, her comment about Ryan represents the behavior Senator McCain hoped
to curb.
* For example, I am disappointed that Paul Ryan will not allow a
vote on proposed legislation supported by a majority of the House, if a majority
of Republicans do not support the legislation.
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