It seems important to remember both the good and the bad. One of the most alarming things for me about the turn politics has taken in the last (I don't know) 20 years is that changing your mind is now considered anathema, the sign of a weak character. Byrd was able to confront the damage he had already done, and instead of digging in further-- a really common human impulse when we know we're in the wrong-- changed his stance and worked to try to undo the harm. That's an ability I want my elected officials to have.
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Date: 2010-06-28 02:40 pm (UTC)