Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), right, walk together to a Senate Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill last week. Their Clinton derangement syndrome, only partially justified by her ethical malfeasance, has gotten out of control, blinding even the most thoughtful Republicans. We say this because the entire Republican Party is on thin ice, its problems so substantial as to call into doubt its continued existence. Republicans should start by jettisoning ludicrous plans to in essence pretend Clinton didn’t really win. Republicans would do themselves, the country and the new president a favor by stressing ethics and qualifications, weeding out cronies and quickly confirming those dedicated public servants, not because Republicans agree with them, but because they will pursue the common good.

Source: Washington Post November 08, 2016 14:16 UTC