Tom Corry deserves admiration from all Americans. Resignations on principle happen too rarely in America. Other officials should consider taking the same hard step. For openers, how about Secretary of State Marco Rubio?

A strong Senate is the political guardrail that the Founders gave America. But the great Senate of the 1960's and 1970' vanished long ago, and the Senate's long decline accelerated during the McConnell era. The Senate Republicans failed to stop Trump when they could have, and they won't start now.

For Senate Republicans, appeasing Donald Trump is indeed more important than ensuring Americans' health, and, judging from the confirmation of Pete Hegseth, more important than our national security. Throughout the Trump era, no group has failed more disgracefully than the Senate Republicans.

Kudos to Senator Murkowski, who regularly demonstrates the courage and independence that in the past we expected from senators, particularly in times of crisis.