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Excerpt from a commentary by Steve Chapman on Pence's 2010 speech to the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention:
"A true statesman lives in what Churchill called a continuous 'stress of soul,'" Pence informed his audience. "And that's why you must always be wary of a president who seems to float upon his own greatness."
Pence told a story to illustrate the humanity and humility of Calvin Coolidge. "A sensibility like this -- and not power -- is the source of presidential dignity, and it must be restored," he said. "It depends entirely upon character, self-discipline and an understanding of the fundamental principles that underlie not only the republic but life itself.
"It communicates that the president feels the gravity of his office and is willing to sacrifice himself, that his eye is not upon his own prospects but upon the storm of history, through which it is his responsibility to navigate with the specific powers accorded to him and the limitations placed upon them not merely by man but by God."
For those who feared Obama's presidency would bring about the destruction of America, Pence solemnly invoked the "great generations" that have gone before us: "They are silent now, but from the eternal silence of every patriot grave, there is yet an echo that says, 'It's not too late. Keep faith with us. Keep faith in God. And do not, do not ever despair of this republic.'"
dalton99a
(81,578 posts)Martin Eden
(12,875 posts)Who routinely kisses the ass of a president who is the opposite of the virtues he extolled.
dlk
(11,576 posts)He would be as bad as or worse than Trump because he can appear normal.
Martin Eden
(12,875 posts)That's what I fear most about Pence becoming president if/when Trump is removed -- he will be heralded as a return to normalcy and the goalposts will thus be moved farther into rightwing American Talibanland.
SWBTATTReg
(22,166 posts)their right mind would ever consider him as a viable candidate and he would lose by double digits...I'd be surprised if rump left Pence alone on his so called 2020 run for pres again...
Glorfindel
(9,734 posts)"...those who feared Obama's presidency would bring about the destruction of America"?
Obama's presidency saved America from the depredations of the W B*shitx administration. It is the Trump/Pence organized crime administration that is most likely to bring about its destruction.
Blue Owl
(50,498 posts)SamKnause
(13,110 posts)He stands behind Trump and gazes at him like a school girl who has a crush.
This country is filled with diseased people who hide behind religion.
He is one of those people.
Martin Eden
(12,875 posts)The religious right is terrified of becoming a minority and losing their former privilege, but they are their own worst enemies.
Others can see the deplorable hypocrisy on full display by Mike Pence and his ilk, and want no part of it. Their own behavior is driving others away and causing their own demise.
Karma!