Unfortunately, our aged Republican leadership comes from an era where the rules were different. They still believe that if they play by Marquess of Queensberry rules, they will be seen as taking the high ground, as being morally superior, as being more trustworthy to the people.
Unfortunately, they suffer from several errors of thinking:
1. There are no rules anymore. Their own fealty to the rule of law is being used against them by unscrupulous and bad-faith opponents.
2. They are chasing an image of a country that no longer exists. Their opposites across the aisle who thought and played as they do have died off or been retired.
3. A new breed of "American" has infiltrated the government, who don't respect the past traditions because they were groomed in a value system that originated elsewhere. Valerie Jarrett was born in Iran. George Soros was born in Hungary. Barack Obama's alleged father was born in Kenya.
-PJ