You are correct that we cannot have another leader who refuses to fight back, but you also you don’t have to participate in every fight you are invited to. Trump is doing the heavy lifting against the Bushes so that message is getting out there. Acting like a Statesman in this case while others are throwing mud is in my opinion, the correct tact to take.
If you look at Ted’s record of taking on the UniParty in Congress, fighting back will not be a problem for him when the time, and the issue, are correct.
Oh, Ted would fight back if Trump wasn’t taking them out. This is what he means by the Trump campaign helping his - Trump does the bomb throwing, while Ted sits back and acts innocent. I’m just saying that Ted didn’t even fight for time in the last debate. Others jumped in - not him, he just stood there and took it. That really bothers me. He takes on Congress - only because he wants to enhance his reputation as someone who stands up to the Washington Cartel. Funny thing is - he is tied to DC by being a sitting Senator. He had no problem calling McConnell a liar, but, if he hadn’t believed him over his aides - that wouldn’t have been necessary either. He was duped.