GOP Senator Says His Party Can’t Govern

Ramesh Ponnuru talks to an unnamed Republican senator who “doesn’t think that his party is
ready to govern the country.”

“The Republicans who were in the public eye during the
shutdown have generally been either the party’s top
congressional leaders or its most vocal hard-liners. Most
Republicans in Congress don’t fall into either category. This
senator — who requested anonymity so he could describe the
party’s problems candidly — is part of that less-high-profile
contingent. My impression is that his views are widely shared
within it.”