Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Did Biden just say that Dick Cheney is a decent man, and he likes him? [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)"I give him his dues" acknowledges that there are other things about Trump that don't deserve dues. He did not say that he likes Trump and that Trump is a decent man. Because, of course, he's not.
Not meaning to split hairs. I'm just saying that continuing on pro-Cheney statements to include "he's a decent man" was the bridge too far, I think.
How important this may be to me in the end, I can't say. It just caught my attention because it was so alarming to me. I'm fairly moderate, and I like the idea of working across the aisle and even compromising and getting along. But not to recognize the horror that is within a man who pushes for torture, outs an undercover agent out of spite and endangers her life and permanently hurts her career, and other things....I'm alarmed.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided