Contrarian, Like Him or Not

     What do we do about a person we appreciate on one hand...and don't on the other hand?

     Senator Fetterman, D- Pa., wrote an honest book about his rise in politics, and trouble with depression. He despises the Congressional dress code, which he calls the only bipartisan cooperation he has seen in Washington. 

     "He won the race even after suffering a massive stroke that left him struggling to relearn how to speak. In February 2023 after his Senate term began, Fetterman admitted himself to a psychiatric ward. Some of the effects continue today." 

     "In his book, Unfettered, he said his memory fails. He has a wife, brother and close friends. It's a story of cognitive dissonance," wrote Carolina Lumetta. 

     "He battled suicidal thoughts. After he won a hard-fought Senate race he was in a depressive fog. He described himself as stubborn and proud. He believed mental illness was fixed by 'pulling up your socks and getting on with it.'" 

     "Fetterman is the Rand Paul of the Democratic Party, often voting against his caucus on matters like immigration and Israel (and we think the war on Iran). Whenever reporters ask about his contrarianism, he stomps through the Senate basement repeating, 'I am not a Republican.'" 

     Views recognizes his honesty, his effort to conquer mental illness, and his willingness to go against his party. But we can't cheer for those linked with communists, who have steadily gained Democratic seats in government since their elders fled Hitler in the 1930s and settled in the U.S. Are Republicans worse than communists, Mr. Fetterman? 

          Jimmy