All the hullabaloo surrounding President Trump’s impeachment trial and the demands being put on Senators to break ranks, reminds me of John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s book, Profiles in Courage, and its wonderful stories of how great men and women who showed unwavering courage in the face of dire consequences.

In fact, Kennedy wrote in his Pulitzer Prize winning book, “Not all Senators would agree – but few would deny that the desire to be re-elected exercises a strong brake on independent courage.” Just seems appropriate given where we are with our country today.