"He's been there too long"
Yes he has .. and after all those years of the dems being in charge .. some of these old repubs are reluctant to assume the authority they have WON AT THE BALLOT BOX.
The repubs aren't in charge because they coaxed a dem to jump ship - they are in charge because THE VOTERS MADE A CHOICE.
I better go fix dinner .. I'm getting madder and madder.
Sometimes I think the same about Grassley. Then he surprises me.