Readers needed to know that, when you visit Arlington, you might not know exactly what you’re supposed to do when confronted by those rows of headstones, but you damn sure know what you’re not supposed to do. But the coverage this week left many readers with the impression that the whole thing might have been a bureaucratic mix-up, or some tedious violation of protocol. It focused on bland horse-race coverage so common during election season, rather than clearly stating what really took place: an egregious and willful violation of long-standing norms. What was missing from the coverage was a willingness to quickly and decisively state what a grievous insult the whole debacle was to the dignity of Arlington. The sacred had been profaned.
Well fucking said.
There are more important things to focus on: he is an insurrectionist rapist who stole top secret documents to sell to foreign adversaries. He extorted a foreign country asking them to smear political opponents. He appointed corrupt theocrats to SCOTUS who declared women are incubators and that presidents can break whatever laws without consequence.
They aren’t focusing on that, either, they’re busy asking Harris what she thinks about hearing she “suddenly turned black.”