On Tuesday, six weeks after Joe Biden bested Donald Trump in the election and a day after electors cast their ballots and, again, proclaimed Biden the winner, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
finally recognized him as the incoming president of the United States.
It's sad that "leader of the Senate recognizes reality" is even newsworthy, but here we are after four years of Donald Trump.
Let's be clear: McConnell doesn't get applause for foot-dragging, for belatedly doing the normal thing. It's not even the right thing -- "doing the right thing" implies some sort of moral courage. He simply, finally acknowledged the real outcome -- plain for all to see for weeks now -- of the American democratic process. For one of the most powerful people in the country, that should be the baseline. It is time for other delinquent members of his party to do the same.
