We Don’t Need a Functioning GOP

Jennifer Rubin: “Moreover, the pining for a sane Republican Party — a ‘center right’ party’ — makes sense only if one thinks such a party has a constituency and sufficient distance from the Democratic Party. Can you find a base for a party that, say, wants to spend a trillion dollars instead of $1.9 trillion on a covid-19 relief bill? Perhaps in a few states, but nationwide, it is unclear that there is a felt need for a Democratic-lite party, beyond rich donors.”

“It is no secret that modern conservatism, in large part a response to the Cold War, is ideologically spent.”