When fear overrides courage, failure follows.
The collapse of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” proves it. A coalition of timid Republicans and opportunistic Democrats just torpedoed a major tax-and-Medicaid reform package — not with reasoned debate, but with backroom cowardice. Five GOP defectors flipped, handing control to chaos. Their reward? Nothing but a stalled agenda and a deeper credibility crisis.
The American people didn’t reject the bill. Their so-called representatives did — afraid of media backlash, afraid of clarity, afraid of choosing a side. This isn’t compromise. It’s surrender.
Real leadership doesn’t flinch at pressure. It advances through it.