West needs to suck it up and stop trying to appease. He is on the wrong side of an increasing list of conservative issues.
Don’t let your judgement be blurred by his uniform and rank. Remember, John Kerry once wore the uniform of a U.S. Navy Officer! I am NOT putting West in the same class as Kerry. But just keep an eye on him and see in what other ways and future situations he gives indications that he has contracted the bureaucratic flu that pervades Foggy Bottom.
That malady has felled many a good man, just like West. He is showing symptoms. I pray that he can shake it off and recover. However, once the old retreads, like McConnell, et al, who run the place, discern that a person can be rolled, they will keep the pressure on him, and keep the perqs and goodies coming his way until he is completely politically debauched!