Democrats only want “moderate” Republicans around so when the crap the Dems pass in Congress goes in the shitter (which is inevitable) they can point to those “moderates” who “went along with it” and say: It wasn’t just us! It was bi-partisan! The Republicans were for it, too!
Indeed. I know a Democrat who was complaining that “Gingrich was burning down the Republican party!” To which I responded that whe as a Democrat and that should make him happy but it didn’t and I’m sure it’s for the reason you articulated(though he would deny it vehemently).