Tweet FILE - In this Tuesday, March 1, 2021 file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fist bumps with legislators as he enters the House of Representatives prior to his State of the State address at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Democrats hope to make deeper strides in changing their fortunes in a state that has become friendlier place for Republicans. The state's only Democrat in statewide office, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is contemplating a challenge to Republican Gov. DeSantis. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File) “We shouldn’t have gone down that road.” — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis It takes a brave person to admit he is wrong, particularly if he occupies high office and has previously committed to a program proven to be a colossal error of judgment. Such a person is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has called COVID lockdowns a “huge mistake” and on September 25, 2020, fully opened up his state. “If we hadn’t stood up,” he explained, “these people may not have jobs, the businesses may have gone under, the kids wouldn’t be in school.” In acting as he did, he has shown himself to be a man of genuine integrity and political fearlessness—and, indeed, a man of presidential stature.