A sad little man

by | Jan 6, 2020 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog | 7 comments

I suspect that at some point, Thom Tillis had a modicum of self-respect. I also suspect that those days are long forgotten. Today, he debases himself regularly trying to stay in the good graces of the con man in the White House. 

This weekend, he tweeted, “Eric Trump’s birthday is coming up. We’re putting together a birthday card for him—will you add your name?” Conservative columnist Matt Lewis commented sarcastically, “This seems like a perfectly dignified thing for a U.S. Senator to be doing.” Another Republican political consultant wrote, “Straight up embarrassing.”

Tillis, though, has lost any sense of dignity so he’s also lost the capacity to be embarrassed. In his narrow little mind, he’s convinced himself that his tweet will draw favor from the president. What a pathetic view of oneself. 

Tillis can be summed up by the lyrics of a cheesy country song. “You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything. You’ve got to be your own man, not a puppet on a string.” 

Tillis, of course, stands for nothing. Last March, he began a transformation from a centrist Senator who bragged about working across the aisle to a Trump toady matched only by Lindsay Graham. The pivotal event was an op-ed Tillis wrote gently criticizing Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build his border wall. When the president expressed his dissatisfaction, Tillis flip-flopped and voted for a senate resolution supporting the measure. Since then, he’s done all he can to curry favor with Trump, debasing himself regularly and showing no independence.

For some people, politics is really damaging vocation. The adulation and sense of power feeds narcissistic tendencies that otherwise might be kept in check. For some, it leads to affairs or other unsavory relationships. For others, like Tillis, they fear losing their sense of entitlement and influence. They’ll do almost anything to keep it. 

Tillis has so wrapped himself up in his political identity, he’s forgotten who he was. He got involved in politics to get more bike paths in Cornelius. Just fifteen years later, he’s the US Senator from North Carolina who will do or say essentially anything to curry favor with Donald Trump. His rapid rise in power is proportional to the rapid demise of his self-respect. What a pathetic trade off and what a sad little man.

7 Comments

  1. B. Adler

    Yes, and now he brags about getting over $80,000 for NC military bases, but that doesn’t replace the $80 million he took away from them for that idiotic border wall. I suppose he thinks being a toady to the so-called “president” will help him somehow. I can’t wait for the next election!

  2. Rebecca King

    I look forward to supporting Erica Smith who is running in the primary to oppose this sycophant. She is highly qualified and has a track record of service to the community. And if, by chance, Ms. Smith doesn’t win the Democratic primary, I will vote for whoever does. Thom Tillis is an absolute embarrassment to our state.

  3. cocodog

    I am sure Tillis’s vote to take money from the military budget to build Trump’s wall, (a wall Mexico was supposed to pay for) has hurt him in the polls.

  4. Janine

    He is truly a disgrace to our state. Not only is he completely wrapped in the robe of Trumpism, he does nothing for his own state. Hasn’t held town halls to listen to his constituents and has failed the state in his votes. He’s pathetic and doesn’t deserve re-election. We will replace him.

  5. Barbara Williams

    I’ve spoken to him and his staff on several occasions regarding matters that I felt it was important that he know how his electorate felt. What a bunch of disrespectful jerks.

    • cocodog

      “Disrespectful jerks” is an understatement. They have achieved new highs in ugly behavior.

  6. Scott Bryan

    He has also taken, what amounts to, a bribe from a Trump PAC for a not guilty vote.

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