the life of being a loyal republican politician has been a pretty easy life. all you had to do was say some things that weren't true but they served the interests of certain people. you probably had a nice gerrymandered seat. you didn't really have to worry about losing an election. and if you should happen to lose an election, there was a safety net. you know, the phrase we use is wingnut welfare. there would be a place waiting for you at a think tank, a gig on fox news. it was all very safe, very comfortable. all of a sudden it's not so safe and comfortable because now we've had this -- the barbarians have moved in. but think of the kind of people who prospered in that party. they are not the kind of people who are going to show any kind of moral courage. they're not the kind of people who are going to take a stand on principle. to name names, kevin mccarthy is the invertebrate at all, but