To borrow a phrase from Overwatch, the world could always use more heroes. We have enough Hillary Clintons and Nancy Pelosis running around already. The children can't take any more nightmares. And by "children" I really mean everyone with eyes. Sometimes it seems like there's hardly any sanity left within politics, but we work with what we've got. And turns out what we've got is actually pretty great!

Here's a list of our top five heroes from 2017. Behold their awesomeness.

Mike Pence

2017 brought us truckloads of beautiful Mike Pence moments. The video above shows the full magnitude of his badassery, which is why it's one of our favorites here at LwC. But the biggest reason he's one of our 2017 heroes? He's actively stood up for the rights of unborn children. See MONUMENTAL: KellyAnne Conway and Mike Pence Speak at the March for Life.

VP Pence has pure class. Something sorely needed after eight years of Obama and his flying monkey Biden.

Nikki Haley

Okay, this was an obvious one. Don't tell me you didn't see it coming. Nikki has been straight fire this year. When she's not busy singeing the face hairs off UN globalists, she's reminding the world of what America stands for.

A strong, independent lady who values freedom and is easy on the eyes? We approve.

Ted Cruz

It's no secret we love Ted Cruz like Chris Christie's gullet loves deep fried butter. Whether he's destroying socialism, net neutrality, or talking taxes, Ted's proven himself to be the man. Just take a look-see at how he spanked Bernie Sanders. Repeatedly. Or how he quashed these crazed healthcare policies: Ted Cruz Destroys Paul Ryan's Ridiculous 'Solution' to Obamacare. Yum.

Sarah Sanders

2017 was such a great year for Sarah Huckabee Sanders, she merited a whole post of her own (read This Year's Top 5 Sarah Huckabee Sanders Moments). AND she was only Press Secretary for less than half the year. Hot damn. If the past five months have been any indicator, one thing's for sure -- she's going to have a kickass 2018.

Trey Gowdy

If you like face stompage, you need to be a fan of Trey Gowdy. He's the man whose boot keeps crushing all things corrupt politics. Like when he OBLITERATED These Crooked Democrats Over The Mueller Investigation. Brass ones. He has them. We really started paying attention when Trey kicked the crap out of Comey for mishandling Hillary's corruption in 2016, but that testicular fortitude has carried well over into 2017.

Here's hoping we see way more of these five in 2018.

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