When I heard about Senator Graham’s death last night, the first thing I thought about was not all the things he said and did in service of Donald Trump. I thought of the time before Donald Trump when he was a brother to Senator John McCain.
A time when senators from different parties could fight about politics and still be friends. A time when a conservative Republican from South Carolina could say of my father: “If you can’t admire Joe Biden as a person, you’ve got a problem. He’s the nicest person I’ve ever met in politics. As good a man as God ever created.”
That is the Senator Graham I will remember today. Not because I have forgotten what came after. Because in that memory there is hope. Hope for a country where brothers can fight like hell over policy and still share a meal, and a laugh, and the loss of the people they love.
I will choose to remember the time before Trump. Because I believe in an America after Trump.
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This Episode: Trump's Money Grab In Plain Sight. This Has To Be Criminal! 🤔
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People ask where their state tax dollars go. Here’s the answer:
Free school meals, free pre-K, free childcare, record school funding, healthcare, infrastructure, broadband, clean energy, utility rebates, higher wages, paid leave, renter protections, more homes built, debt free college, and a savings account for every kid.