there is to challenge the conventional wisdom the only party overreaching is democrats in washington. look at the state level where it s crazier and just emphasize michael s point this is not about ideas or principles. it is about just feeding the id. the outraged id. performtive theater where they re not legislating to deal with real problems in the real world. it is become this what triggers the libs. how can we attack the liberals? his point, i cannot emphasize how important this is. that interpolitics right now republicans increasingly see democrats as not a political party with which they disagree but enemies that must be destroyed an enthat changes the dynamic of the politics and it is fundamentally ill liberal and anti-democratic but yes so you see them throw this chum up against the wall. playing the sorts of games