William Bennett is wrong to attack George Will for (wrongly) attacking Mike Pence

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Yes, there’s a lot to untangle here. But start with this: William Bennett, formerly education secretary under President Ronald Reagan and self-appointed moral thermometer, could stand to learn from his earlier self.

Last weekend, Bennett unleashed a furious attack at columnist George Will in response to Will’s furious attack on Vice President Mike Pence. An observer can regret the vehemence of Will’s take on the usually admirable Pence and yet be appalled at the overkill, and sheer hypocrisy, in Bennett’s eruption against Will and unnamed “NeverTrumpers.”

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