A Man of Honor and Integrity

It came as a surprise to no one that the Senate acquitted Donald Trump of the impeachment charges yesterday. No Democrat nor Independent voted to acquit. Every Republican, save one, voted "not guilty."

There was one courageous Republican who put country before self and party and voted to convict, and that was Mitt Romney.

His short speech on the Senate floor was emotional and moving (complete text and video here).

These words will be remembered by history: "The President is guilty of an appalling abuse of the public trust. What he did was not 'perfect.' No, it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights, our national security interests, and our fundamental values. Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one's oath of office that I can imagine."

Thank you, Senator Romney. You are an American hero.