Republicans must anticipate the disaster that could befall them in November: the loss of government control. For a host of reasons, most of them their own fault, Republicans could lose control of the House and perhaps the Senate.
Democrats would then likely embark on a revenge binge, including repetitive but futile impeachments.
Republicans would be tempted merely to dig in defensively and thwart every measure emanating from a Democratic House. Republican senators could deploy the filibuster to derail whatever comes over from the House. President Donald Trump, in addition, would still be president.
The result of this clash between Democratic revenge and Republican intransigence could be more missed opportunities to address the genuine and persistent problems facing the country.
But there is an alternative. The solution to our problem is not institutional reform because the problem itself is not primarily institutional. The problem is one ofwill. Both parties behave as if they would rather see the American enterprise fail than let their opponents win. That is the problem we must solve.
I'm Bob Evans, and that's my perspective.
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