take the dough. you can be sure that all of their states and communities will be benefiting from this, and they won t be complaining about it back home. the republican party clearly adrift in the absence of donald trump. and without a new plan, they re returning to their greatest hits. on that familiar set list, culture wars. a recent example, senator ted cruz s new fund-raiser. he s now signing copies of dr. seuss book green eggs and ham, and it can be yours for a $60 donation. that is not policy. that s not making american lives better. it is distraction in lieu of governing. what senator cruz ignores is it was dr. seuss estate that made the decision to stop publishing six books due to their racist and insensitive imagery. but it doesn t matter if it fires up the base and helps those voters forget that you didn t want to partake in legislation that would send them desperately needed relief, all while reducing childhood poverty by nearly 50%. next up, a tune you might