Man, I hate thinking this about a military veteran who is running for the presidency of the United States … but it looks as though Rep. Tulsi Gabbard exhibited a cowardly trait in voting “present” on whether to impeach Donald J. Trump.

Gabbard’s vote will need some explanation. I am sure the media that are covering her presidential campaign will be primed to ask her about that non-vote.

I don’t even know what a “present” vote is supposed to mean. Was she unwilling to vote on either side of the two impeachment articles? Was she undecided? Why not just, um, not vote?

I might have been willing to give Rep. Gabbard some serious consideration as a Democratic candidate for president.

Until tonight.