When the movie is made of Donald Trump’s crusade for president, cinephiles will have the feeling they’ve seen this show before.
And look at their leaders in Congress. Is Mitch McConnell an interesting person? Is Paul Ryan? Does either quicken your pulse? And what about the statehouses? Does Scott Walker push your buttons? How about Kansas’s zany Sam Brownback or our own Bruce Rauner, exuding testosterone as if it were the last quarter-inch of caked toothpaste?
Which wouldn’t be the same old faces who thought they owned the party before Trump. If GOP party leaders are telling themselves an overwhelming defeat in November will jerk straying Trump Republicans back into the fold, I don’t think romance works this way. Once you’ve cheated and been glad you did, there’s no going back. Maybe the poor sap you blew off will decide to forgive you for not staying true, but why should you care whether he does or not?
