Optimism

Cheryl Rofer at Balloon Juice gives a more optimistic take on Robert's Epistemic Crisis piece.  She compares the process to Watergate and the current Republican need for a tax cut bill, even if that tax cut bill is political suicide.

I suppose that's true.  But the central dynamic today is that Republicans are more afraid of their own voters than they are of the judgment of history. Ask Jeff Flake.  He's quitting because he can't win.

Any Republican who crosses Trump will likely lose their seat.  Waiting on Howard Baker is a fool's errand.