John Lewis

John Lewis is a national hero. He has every right to say he will not attend this inauguration, since this is not a legitimate presidency. In fact, more than half the nation is saying this. Congressman Lewis was daring when it was not fashionable to be so daring, having joined with Dr. Martin Luther King to walk the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. This is Martin Luther King weekend, a time to honor one of our national heroes. And Congressman Lewis works in the South, and has repeatedly gotten reelected because of what he has brought to Georgia. Before our tweeting-crazy soon to be president puts down this great man of dignity, he needed to check his facts, and understand how Lewis is so beloved in the South, in Georgia where he is a representative, and by both Democrats and Republicans alike. He is a much admired man, and what these tweets, which have become a stand in for public policy, represent, is an insecure, petty man--not presidential. John Lewis represents honesty, integrity and courage, a man who stands on the pillar of all that it means to be Democratic.