The speed with which Republicans can completely reverse course, politically, was demonstrated, by Lindsey Graham, in Senate hearings into the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh. When a Democrat suggested, to the key witness, that an F.B.I. investigation into a disputed matter would be beneficial to that witness, Sen. Graham launched into a vitriolic attack on the Democrats for their evil ways and promised them all hell in retribution.
Less than 24 hours later, after a Republican, Senator Jeff Flake, made the same observation, Sen. Graham became effusive in his praise, of the Republican, of course, with no apology to his Democratic colleague.
It's good to remember that there are no more liberal Republicans or conservative Democrats, so no ground for compromise. Each is in its own party's universe and each allows for narrow swings in policy that suit the party and its base and that base is tribal and only interested in what effects them personally. The nation now exists only as a confederation of tribes. They all talk about the Constitution but what they really want is a return to the Articles of Confederation.
ReplyDeleteGreat commentary! Return to the Articles of Confedearion might not be a bad idea. The Balkankization of the U.S. is occurring under the Constitution.
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