Pence's ordeal will be worth it in the end, he hopes.
Matthew Tully, Indianapolis Star Opinion
Published 3:53 p.m. ET July 12, 2017 | Updated 4:36 p.m. ET July 12, 2017
... Here’s what Pence said, through a spokesman: "The vice president is working every day to advance the president’s agenda, which is what the American people sent us here to do. He is not focused on stories about the campaign, particularly stories about the time before he joined the ticket" ...
Start with flattery. Then act as if your administration actually has a coherent agenda. Scoff at the notion that you’d ever spend one moment focused on something as petty as politics. Portray yourself as above it all. Then make sure everyone knows that whatever shenanigans went on occurred before you joined the team ...
... as a politician Pence has always been more about campaigns and insider politics than policies and legislative agendas ... Finally, there’s that popular video of him speaking to CBS’s “Face the Nation” ...
“Did any adviser or anybody in the Trump campaign have any contact with the Russians who were trying to meddle in the elections?” he was asked ...
“Oh, of course not,” he said ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/07/12/itll-all-worth-mike-pence-matthew-tully-column/472677001/
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