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In reply to the discussion: It's my belief that the GOP is hiding something big. This isn't just about Trump loyalty. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)to have any interest in not continuing them. I'm guessing none of the leaders could even if they wanted, in part for much the same reason the auto executives all rode their gravy train to the end -- anyone trying to stop it was thrown off. They will either hang together or hang separately.
But why on earth would they want to stop when they've come so far, too far to turn back? Their self images depend on continued victories that validate their tactics and goals in their own minds. And of course both their safety from consequences and the rewards of the power and wealth they seek depend on winning.
And that depends on continuing their fascistic smashing of laws and norms until they do. As you suggest, I believe for those in today's Republican leadership it's their nature, and that only partially unleashed so far.