The lights go out on the Republican Party
By Dana Milbank Opinion writer July 12 at 6:41 PM
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The latest revelation in the Putin palooza — that Donald Trump Jr., along with Jared Kushner and Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, eagerly met last year with a person promising dirt on Hillary Clinton from the Russian government — brings the sprawling scandal to a new level. Surely Republican leaders will move with dispatch to disavow Team Trump’s behavior? But each time President Trump hits a new low — a racist outburst, a vulgar tweet, shabby treatment of women — commentators invariably state that this one will be the tipping point, the time when Republicans bail on the man who is undermining their party, and conservatism, and American values. Each time, such expectations meet the same fate: Wrong!
And this time, sure enough, the Silence of the Republicans has been profound.
On the House’s first morning back from the July 4 recess, five GOP leaders took turns making statements before the microphones, and there wasn’t a single mention of Trump, or of the Russian monster devouring their legislative agenda. Ryan (Wis.) waited to be asked the question, by CNN’s Deirdre Walsh, and provided a prepared non-answer.
Ryan, omitting mention of Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting, said he would leave it to the “professionals” investigating the matter to “do their jobs.” NBC’s Kasie Hunt asked Ryan if he would accept a meeting with a representative of a foreign adversary offering dirt on an opponent.
“I’m not going to go into hypotheticals,” the speaker replied, repeating his mantra about professionals doing their jobs.
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They are like the Hydra, cut off one head and two replace it. Where's Herc when you need him?
And when he finishes with all of those wicked heads he can clean out the Aegean stables that have become our houses and court.
doing their job.....
Have we come this far, just to come this far? 
America
