It is truly a shame that villains – like Trump – have an exquisite sense of right and wrong, especially wrong! Years ago I read Nixon’s memoir – written to be part of his self-rehabilitation. I was struck by his pitch perfect sense of ethics and responsibility. Knowing right and wrong is one thing, but being a subscriber is another.
As we all know, on February 7th Bob Woodward caught Trump on tape clearly understanding the dangers of the Virus and outright acknowledging its calamitous potential. Just now, Trump correctly called out Bob Woodward for not speaking out immediately after it became clear that he, Trump, was grossly downplaying the situation, etc. And Woodward, like John Bolton, is guilty of holding out for publication at the expense of the National Good.
We will now be arguing about the comparative responsibilities of Woodward and Trump. Trump clearly understands the “right” of speaking out, and the “wrong” of holding back. He’s surely not a subscriber to ethics and morality, but his clear sense of them ably arms him against those who screw up.
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