25 Jul Beinart lists several current and former senators he views as courageous for voting against their party line:
Beinart lists several current and former senators he views as courageous for voting against their party line:
Mitt Romney [R-UT], Thomas Hart Benton [D-MO], Sam Houston [D-TX], Ted Kennedy [D-MA], John McCain & Jeff Flake [R-AZ], and Robert Byrd [R-WV]
He also criticizes several less-than-courageous senators he considers to be focused more on popularity than what is right for the nation:
Ted Cruz [R-TX], Josh Hawley [R-MO], Lamar Alexander [R-TN], John Kerry [D-MA], John Edwards [D-NC], and Joseph Lieberman [D-CT]
What does he argue is the main similarity between those he considers courageous?
