Washington Post: McConnell shows that legacies don’t matter when facts no longer do
By Robin GivhanSenior critic-at-large
It’s easier to rewrite history than reckon with it.
So that’s what more than a few Republicans have decided to do. They have been loose with facts and impenetrable to truth. And they have been unconcerned with their legacy. Reverence for one’s legacy was supposed to be the safety valve, the narcissistic self-defense mechanism that also has the effect of offering salvation to others. The guardrails are gone.