All three of them have repeatedly rejected and denounced publicly, unequivocally and fiercely the Republican-driven "Big Lie" that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Together, Cheney, Romney and Bush are modern-day profiles in courage -- embodying former President John F. Kennedy's dictum that "sometimes party loyalty demands too much." Now some might think it surprising for a member of an opposing party to go against the convention of noninterference when one's adversary is in the process of inflicting harm upon itself. But I have chosen to ignore this convention because I am a firm believer in the promise of a more perfect union. And I believe in America and its future. Our children listen to and absorb what we say and do. We cannot let them see the brutalization of voices that are telling the truth about January 6 and the attack on the citadel of democracy -- the US Capitol -- without defending those voices. I believe these Republican leaders are patriots, and I join them in my affection for the written values of this nation.