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.@VP Mike Pence’s recent piece in the @WSJ, “A Partisan Impeachment, a Profile in Courage,” is a total perversion of JFK's legacy and the meaning of courage. As Kennedy's grandson, and a member of the Profiles in Courage Award Committee, I took special interest. THREAD ↓
.@VP draws upon JFK’s book PROFILES IN COURAGE and the example of Edmund G. Ross, a Republican Senator who broke with his party to oppose the impeachment of President Johnson in 1865.
.@VP is right to celebrate Ross, a public servant who, foreseeing his own defeated, nonetheless summoned the courage to vote his conscience, and put the national interest above his own. But let’s not be confused.
Your tweet correctly conveyed your feelings and intent. It couldn’t have been any more clear. And, it would still be up if you hadn’t been rightly and soundly hammered.
"The assertion that Baghdadi died as a coward was, in any case, contradicted by the fact that rather than be captured, he blew himself up."
Nothing says “not a coward” like blowing up yourself plus 3 of your own children #profileincourage
Nothing says “not a coward” like blowing up yourself plus 3 of your own children #profileincourage
You should be mortified. 
It is a great personal and official honor to receive the Profile in Courage Award, which stands as a powerful testament to the extraordinary legacy and leadership of President Kennedy. #ProfileInCourage
At President Kennedy’s inauguration, I heard him speak of ‘the energy, the faith, the devotion…that will light our country and all who serve it – and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.’ It is inspiring that the award itself is a manifestation of that light.
That energy, faith and fire have inspired my work in the Congress and as Speaker, and it is my hope that my receiving this award will encourage others to pursue public service, and lead with courage, conviction and conscience.
