Another is the willingness of both parties in the Senate — but especially Republicans — to trample on norms in pursuit of immediate advantage. Similar hypocrisy is evident in the way many Republicans have supported Trump’s decision to make policy through ill-considered executive action — a practice for which Republicans assailed Obama. AdvertisementNo doubt Pelosi’s reluctant decision to announce an impeachment inquiry into Trump’s egregious misconduct on Ukraine exacerbated already deep partisan divisions. Nor was the legitimacy of this impeachment undermined by the refusal of Republicans in Congress — with the admirable exception of Sen. Mitt Romney — to hold Trump accountable. But even modest progress toward bipartisan comity and cooperation in Congress is impossible so long as Trump remains in office.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 09, 2020 10:52 UTC