Republicans, as a rule, are fond of tinkering around the edges. Once elected, they stand athwart history yelling “slow down a little.” They prefer to putter around the White House adding window dressing to Democrat-led decline. They fret about norms, civility, and other sweet nothings, while their political enemies ignore these niceties completely. The result? Each time “the pendulum swings back” (as Republican faithful are fond of predicting), it swings less and less to the right — and farther and farther to the left.
Not this time. President Donald Trump’s remaking of the federal government isn’t just softening the palette; it’s a full-blown color revolution in how the federal government operates — and if successful, it will change everything.
Trump’s shock-and-awe reforms are breaking all the rules that have previously kept Republicans confined to controlled-opposition status.
To catch a glimpse of what’s happening, just check out some of the D.C. political publications. Washington’s morning newsletters are, as a class, dreadful reads. Filled with lazy groupthink, dumb analysis, Democrat/GOP leadership talking points, and “wonky” personality, they’re the kind of thing I must lash myself through for my daily news-gathering.
Tuesday’s were an exception. They were beautiful. […]
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