Written by Nick Carraway:

I’ve always been envious of people that lack shame. Josh Hawley is apparently taking the fourth door when it comes to defending yourself when you’ve participated in a failed coup. The first three defenses are ones each of us would do in a normal situation. You can just stay quiet and hope it goes away. You can apologize and hope it goes away. You can also resign and slink away in shame.

Mr. Hawley has chosen a fourth way. Attack. He has launched a counter ethics complaint against the seven Democrats that are asking for his removal from the Senate. Apparently, you shouldn’t expel people for failed coups. It was just a minor disagreement over who should be in charge after all.

I’m not sure what it takes to be this bullheaded. Maybe you could call it courage. Maybe you could call it stupidity. Maybe you could call it stubbornness. Maybe his conscience is just three sizes too small. As some football coach once said, the best defense is a good offense.

Nick