![]() I do not see profound political consequences for enough of them to change the character of a Congress gone delusional. With the vandals tucked away in safe, gerrymandered districts, and their control over state governments probably unshaken by events in Washington, there will be no great wave election that sweeps them out of power. ![]() For that to happen, the Democratic party would have to be demonstrably ruthless enough to risk its own political standing to make the point, which the Democratic party never has shown itself capable of doing. For that to happen, the country would have to make a nuanced judgment over who is to blame that, I believe, will be discouraged by the courtier press of the Beltway and that, in any case, the country has not shown itself capable of making. I am less sanguine than are many people that this whole thing will redound to the credit of the Democratic party. There can be no reward for this behavior. ![]() There is no compromise to be had here that will leave the current structure of the government intact. What is there to be done? The first and most important thing is to recognize how we came to this pass.
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