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I Can't Tell You How Many Times I've Had Conversations With Politicians Who've Done Something Morally Reprehensible But Not Indictable, Yet Still Think They Should Be Able To Stay In Office. The Office Isn't A Right. It's A Kind Of Loan.

During The Obama Years, The Republicans Have Done An Unprecedented Amount Of Stonewalling On Cabinet-and-below Appointees. I Would Also Argue That Their War On Judicial Nominees Has Been Way Beyond What Went Before. Really, If The President Nominated God To Serve On The D.c. Court Of Appeals, Mitch Mcconnell Would Threaten A Filibuster.

I Used To Have A Sort Of Soft Spot For Huckabee. He Seemed To Have A Genuinely Saintly Streak, Which Caused Him To Defend Illegal Immigrants And Give Pardons To Criminals Who Were Perhaps A Little Less Rehabilitated Than He Had Imagined.

I Admired The Way Mccain Worked On Campaign Finance Reform. I Admired The Way Nancy Pelosi Stiffened The Democrats' Spine During The Health Care Debate. I Admire The Way Barack Obama Has Raised A Dog In The White House Without Ever Putting It On The Roof Of The Car For A Vacation Drive.

Phil Gramm Had A Stump Speech About How His Mother's Devotion Kept Him From Being An Academic Failure In Life. She Got Him Into A Special School That Turned Him Around - Under A Government Program For The Children Of Deceased Veterans. He Was Repeatedly Asked At Press Conferences Why He Would Then Turn Around And Support Draconian Cuts In Federal Funding For Education. He Never Had An Answer.