street journal." we have seen for the last seven months, republicans in congress kowtow to the president, cut him slack. in turn, he criticizes them, treats them like pinatas, throws them under the bus. he blames them for legislative failures even though he takdoes take ownership. i don't understand why runs are standing by him. i think he is an inpendant. this is not a guy with deep partisan roots. when i was a republican, he was a democrat. when i was a republican, he was an independent. now, he's a republican. he has been everything there is under the sun. he is not rooted in ideology. he is not rooted in philosophy. he is, you know, the art of the deal, the art of the dodge, the art of the zigzag. so, i think republicans need to realize, seven months have gone by. he is not going to have your back. you have to be a co-equal branch