To the editor:
Many thanks to the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board for reminding us to put the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump in context with his presidency’s multiple other failures.
As for making historical comparisons, talking about Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton is really just a distraction. Those gifted politicians managed the ship of state in their own times and put forth policy initiatives that have endured. Each fell victim to a tragic flaw and paid the price of public humiliation.
That is far different from what we face today. Ukraine gets the spotlight simply because it provides the most actionable grounds for impeachment, yet it is inseparable from the larger pattern of this presidency. In the cases of Nixon and Clinton, their character flaws were totally separable from their larger records.
We now have an entire presidency that is impeachable. May the Democrats find a way to make that essential reality as clear as your editorial.
Glenn Pascall, Dana Point
Note from KBJ: Donald Trump is the greatest president of our lifetimes, Glenn. You'll never admit this, but you know it's true.
