The Republicans are not enlivening our national debate by choosing to adorn themselves in a fashionable rose pink color to complement the Democrats' deep crimson red. What is considered "smart" in D.C. and New York often looks garish and queer to the rest of the country.
If there are any sailors left among the GOP leadership, one of them might yet understand that being rudderless, adrift and awaiting the prevailing winds is a losing strategy when the buzzards are circling.
Polarization - here meaning a decisive choice to act in opposition - in such circumstances would be welcome.
“If there are any sailors left among the GOP leadership, one of them might yet understand that being rudderless, adrift and awaiting the prevailing winds is a losing strategy when the buzzards are circling.”
Even more dangerous in a storm.