I thought I was beyond shockable, but this week has been profoundly shocking for me. I spent the bulk of my adult life on the right-wing side of things, generally rooting for the Republican Party, because I thought that party best served America. They have to mouth the Trumpian prejudices to survive in this era, but somewhere deep inside, the party of Reagan still lives in their souls. Donald Trump has owned this party for years. If he told them to kill the immigration compromise because he needed a campaign issue, they were going to kill that proposal.

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Persons: Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, Reagan, Eisenhower, McCain, I’m, Trumpism Organizations: Republican Party, Republican, House Republicans, cynically, Trump Locations: shockable, America, Ukraine, Israel