Charlie, I appreciate your advice to Merrick Garland. The thing that confounds me is that as this Justice Department wrings its hands and frets the question of whether or not to charge Trump, the party of McConnnel and Trump has already made up their mind for when they get control. If you think about the prisoner's dilemma, the Republica…
Charlie, I appreciate your advice to Merrick Garland. The thing that confounds me is that as this Justice Department wrings its hands and frets the question of whether or not to charge Trump, the party of McConnnel and Trump has already made up their mind for when they get control. If you think about the prisoner's dilemma, the Republicans always seem to be the team that takes the deal and sends the Democrats to the slammer for the full charge. Personally, I think the same is ultimately true of the filibuster. It's the one shred of traditionality that McConnel honors. If the GOP doesn't take the Senate and Mitch announces retirement, the Dems should drop the filibuster like a radioactive hot potato because the GOP will do it as soon as they have power and Mitch ain't there to protect it.
Charlie, I appreciate your advice to Merrick Garland. The thing that confounds me is that as this Justice Department wrings its hands and frets the question of whether or not to charge Trump, the party of McConnnel and Trump has already made up their mind for when they get control. If you think about the prisoner's dilemma, the Republicans always seem to be the team that takes the deal and sends the Democrats to the slammer for the full charge. Personally, I think the same is ultimately true of the filibuster. It's the one shred of traditionality that McConnel honors. If the GOP doesn't take the Senate and Mitch announces retirement, the Dems should drop the filibuster like a radioactive hot potato because the GOP will do it as soon as they have power and Mitch ain't there to protect it.