Analysis: Johnny Isakson delivers the indictment of Trump’s McCain-bashing that Lindsey Graham wouldn’t
Sen. Johnny Isakson departs following a vote on the national emergency declaration last week. By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow March 20 at 9:10 AM Of all the political and societal norms President Trump has bulldozed, our reverence for war heroes may be one of the most significant. Our national defense is built upon a special regard for people who have risked their lives in battle.
Sen. Johnny Isakson promised when McCain died that he would deliver a “whipping” to anybody — including Trump — who impugned McCain’s good name moving forward. And now, as A.B. Stoddard reports in the Bulwark, he’s prepared to make good on that promise. But that bit of politics aside, what Isakson says is important. In many ways, he makes the case about reverence for military service that other Republicans have declined to make in recent days. America deserves better, the people deserve better, and nobody — regardless of their position — is above common decency and respect for people that risk their life for your life.
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