Greg Abbott is elbowing his way to the head of a long line of politicians possessed with small minds and equally small hearts.

Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, today said that next Monday, flags flying in front of state buildings will rise to the top of their staffs to honor the inauguration of our next president of the United States.

I must mention that the next POTUS will be Donald John Trump, a Republican. President Biden had ordered flags down to half-staff after former President Jimmy Carter died just after Christmas. The flags are to fly at half-staff for 30 days, per the presidential order.

Biden last month directed flags to be displayed at half-staff for 30 days at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds to honor former President Carter, who died Dec. 29 at age 100.

Not so fast, said Abbott. He wants to honor Trump’s return to the White House by flying flags at full staff next Monday.

To be fair, Abbott did offer a tribute to the late president in a statement. “President Carter’s steadfast leadership left a lasting legacy that will be felt for generations to come, which together as a nation we honor by displaying flags at half-staff for 30 days,” Abbott said in his statement. I guess that means the flags will be lowered once Trump’s celebration is completed on Monday … yes?

Whatever. The gesture to raise the flags dishonors the president’s declaration and the service that the former president delivered to the nation during his term in office and for more than 40 years since his return to civilian life.