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In Defense of Republicans

Jonathan Bernstein's morning links.

Time for a few words in defense of Republicans in Congress. Every time there's a new development in the Trump-Russia scandal or the president tweets out something terribly inappropriate, Democrats and some neutral observers jump to mock congressional Republicans who, invariably, will express "disappointment" or "concern." 

The critics point out that those same Republicans will then move back to passing the Republican agenda. We are told that they're willing to tolerate Donald Trump as long as they get to throw people off Medicaid and pass large tax cuts for the rich.