Aside from the unpredictability of the future, the greater the diversity in our population, the more likely it is that both familiar and unfamiliar names and faces will change the political landscape in the coming years.Įvery once in a while, there will be a new profile encouraged. What we have not even thought about at the moment may be the most divisive or uniting issue in a month. What is important today may be meaningless tomorrow. One of the hidden beauties of America is how the heterogeneity of our population make for quickly shifting alliances and pop cultural issues. Individual politicians have also remade themselves in the image of new times, aside from the infamous Richard Nixon. The Republicans morphed from being radical reshapers of southern politics to being by the side of big business and the blueblood wealthy elite class in America. The greatest example, of course, is the Democrats who went from supporting the disenfranchisement of Black voters after the Civil War to being the great supporters of the African American community in the early 1960’s. They will, of course, have to reinvent themselves as the “new Republicans” who can appeal to the base but reject its most extremist elements.Įach political party has remade itself as the times have changed.
Graham, Romney and many others back in the ring, given a few years licking their wounds. It is not a stretch of the imagination to see Vice President Pence or Sens. However, some of the other Trump associates might have a new lease on life. It is highly unlikely to happen under any scenario. Nixon is probably one of the great comeback politicians of all time, but there have been many others.ĭo not look for Donald Trump to play the comeback kid. Let us not forget that Richard Nixon lost what could have easily been a contested election in 1960, only to come back and win the Presidency, followed by a humiliating resignation. During a difficult time politically in my life, my wife purchased for me a book by one of her heroes, Jim Carville, entitled “Buck Up, Suck Up and Come Back When You **** Up.” I bought that book for someone who lost a political race, but he seemed quite annoyed with me. Not all of those people will be washed up in politics. The number of people in political life who will be radioactive because they either supported Donald Trump, voted his way on one or more occasions, or did not oppose him vociferously enough, is a long and growing list. Whether it was the Soviets seeking revenge against the Czarist or the Trumpists four years ago tossing out the loathed liberals, revenge is part of the lingua franca in politics. Where do we go from here? It is customary that when a new order comes in, the old guard is driven out. What ambitions Mike Pence or Mitt Romney aspire to are unknown, but they did the right thing when it was called for. 6 were sealing themselves as much in the book of history as trying to protect their future political options. There is no doubt in my mind that some of the Republicans who spoke out in a profound and sincere manner on Jan. Sometimes, however, it just has to be done. It is certainly not an easy thing to do, especially if under sail. In my experience as a licensed mariner, I have run against the tide, literally.
While some may say that Lindsay Graham and other Republicans were out to save their own skin, when they endorsed the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, they nevertheless took a risk on their political future with their most diehard, bedrock supporters. What caught my attention about the book, and all my subsequent political interests, is the politician who runs against the tide regardless of how it might affect his or her future political aspirations. She would not wash her hand for a week - really! Kennedy’s “Profiles in Courage.” Susan was a Kennedy-ophile, having shaken his hand as a student at New York University. The first political book I can remember reading is when my sister gave me John F. But it was too little too late the cat was out of the sack. It was a Call to Arms not to be confused with Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms.” It is true that the President offered tweets urging non-violence and a return home. That is a kind of treason, regardless of the moniker applied to his behavior. An intemperate egotist, the President placed his own personal anger and frustration above what is good for the country. Unfortunately, this will be remembered as the legacy of Donald Trump. 6, 2021, is they may be the first which were directly encouraged by a sitting President of the United States. The uniqueness of the riots which took place in Washington DC on Jan.
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