'What would a President Pence do? It’s a question no one is asking, so I guess it falls to me,' writes JonahDispatch for latimesopinion
In January 2020 it was almost as if God, the universe or ouroverlords were giving the Republicans one last chance to separate their fate from Trump’s. The Higher Power couldn’t actually tell the GOP, “If you don’t choose wisely, you’ll be stuck with him during a time of trials, tribulations and even a plague.” But it’s not like they weren’t warned that the president would one day be tested beyond his abilities. Prophets don’t predict, they warn.
Of course, one might argue that the president shouldn’t have been removed from office because he wasn’t guilty. But few Republicans, outside the president and his coterie, actually took this position. Most hid behind the claim the prosecution hadn’t made its case, even as the Senate moved to block the prosecution from fully making its case.
It’s self-evident that Pence would have handled the pandemic better. His stewardship of the White House coronavirus task force was marked by quiet, assured and reassuring, professionalism. If he hawked hydroxychloroquine or bleach as potential miracle cures, I missed it.It is true, of course, that whenever given the opportunity to put distance between himself and the president, Pence never does.
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