“a rules change they believe could come back to bite them, when they are inevitably back in the minority.”
If they make changes for the better, it is not inevitable that they will be back in the minority.
Besides, it was the Democrats who went nuclear, and will again if Republicans act like gentlemen. Democrats are very comfortable with self-serving double-standards. Hypocrites.
The best way to sensitize a bully (Democrats) is to give them a bloody nose. Run roughshod over them with the nuclear option again, and again, and again. They will plead for a Constitutional amendment to end the practice. That is will be the time to cooperated. Then, if they capture a majority, Republicans will be protected.
Should read:
That will be the time to cooperate.