WHY??

The first day of hearings did nothing to assuage my curiosity as to why, in the name of God, Republicans are so anxious to learn the name of the whistleblower.  If it were not for the whistleblower, Trump would have withheld funds from Ukraine and their President would have instigated investigations into the Bidens and the 2016 elections. thus eliminating the Republicans chief reason for not removing him from office since within 48 hours of learning that the cat was out of the bag, Ukraine received their military aid.

The whistleblower cannot do anything more for the Republicans.  His information cannot be impugned; the Democrats already have corroboration of  his allegations.

Do the Republicans want to learn the name of their savior and want to give him a medal?  Doubting that perhaps they want him ousted from the White House just so they can continue to commit impeachable offenses with impunity.