What a patriot

A curious after effect of the Trump reign is the gobsmacking lowering of the bar for appropriate, ethical and legal behavior.

Gone are the days when doing the right thing was expected of public figures. Now, doing the right thing is such an anomaly that it garners effusive praise.

Take Mike Pence for example. He acted appropriately in refusing to partake in Donald Trump’s wack-adoodle scheme to sidestep the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election.

Nonetheless, he was revered as a patriot. The fact that he had stood by and even occasionally enabled Trump’s lawless antics is lost to one instance of doing what he swore and oath to do in the first place.

Now, in true bootlicking form, Pence refuses to testify to the bipartisan committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection.

But you can buy his recently published book that he’s hawking on every news show he can appear on and get more information. What a patriot!

Jarold Wright Santa Rosa