REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIR GRAHAM RESPONDS TO OUR MCCAIN ARTICLE

From the editor:  The comment below is from Cameron County Republican Chair Morgan Cisneros Graham, in response to my article stating that neither she nor her Democrat counterpart, Jared Hockema, had made a public comment on the death of Senator John McCain.

Her first sentence refers to the death of McCain, not the "passing" of Carlos Cascos.

Mrs. Graham explains that she did utilize Cascos' words about McCain's death on various Republican pages, but refrained from a personal comment because things were "being said perfectly by so many."

Mrs. Graham's response:

"I shared Carlos Cascos’ words on my own wall, as well as every page I administer, with regards to his passing as they were to the point.

Senator McCain is the punctuation at the end of a statement about the decorum and commitment we should not just expect, but demand, of our leaders. Even in death this man who gave so much is still being either commended by many across the spectrum, or loudly detested by those who are rarely measured in their approach and sentiments regarding the complex and sometimes even daunting challenges we face as a people making our way in a world full of people.

And in the wake of his passing and the cacophony of people on social media with statements about making statements, the simplicity of his words struck me as the most appropriate.

When things are being said perfectly by so many, I try not to miss a good opportunity to quietly listen."