Note: I’m taking it for granted that Santos was a creep who didn’t deserve to be in Congress. <\/p>\n
When it came to ejecting Santos, there were some people who were saying that at least Republicans have some principles — that Democrats always stick up for their own, no matter what they say or do. That’s not completely true, but it seems to be generally true. Democrats toe the party line a lot better than Republicans. <\/p>\n
But “principles” can get complicated. <\/p>\n
On the one hand, having “principles” means you don’t allow a creep like Santos to stay in office. On the other hand, having “principles” means that you don’t allow evil people to take control. <\/p>\n
As an extreme example, imagine one party had a one seat advantage over a Nazi party. Kicking out some of your guys out of “principle” might mean handing over control of the Congress to the Nazis. Is that really the “principled” thing to do? <\/p>\n
It’s been said — and I think this has been generally true until very recently — that Democrats view Republicans as evil, while Republicans view Democrats as misguided. So to Democrats, handing over power to the Republicans is like handing over power to the Nazis, while to the Republicans, handing over power to the Democrats is more like an unfortunate setback. <\/p>\n
This would help to explain why Democrats protect their own — even their lunatics — while Republicans are more likely to abandon them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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