No room for compromise amongst Republicans.
Demonstrates the apotheosis of dogma on the right and the futility of thoughtfulness, which derives only from individualism and respect for independence.
This kind of iron-clad intransigence foreshadows the end of unity within these American states, in my view. The split between the parties has a geographic component. It seems to make either side viscerally unhappy to have the other party hold power. Time for Jesusland?