After much head scratching, I’ve come to the conclusion that the entire republican caucus has been blackmailed. Nothing else makes sense
Oh, and John Roberts, too
Ridiculous.
If you look at Members of Congress and Senators, of both parties - they go to the same colleges and law schools, they marry the same women, they have the same girlfriends, they buy the same DC real estate, drive the same cars, they take the same bribes from the same people, they cash out to the same K Street firms - THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.
These Republicans in whom you have so much faith vote the way they do because that's what they really believe, with very, very rare exceptions. The "battles on Capitol Hill" are, with very rare exceptions, like pro wrestling.