Congressman Will Hurd and the myth of the reasonable Republican. My latest: gq.com/story/will-hur…
Hurd has been critical of the president, especially on national security, is retiring, and still voted "no" on impeachment. But is he really retiring? “I’m 42 years old," he told me. "Everyone says I’m retiring; I’m just getting started.”
Why do liberals, in the face of all contrary evidence, keep hoping Republicans will vote like Democrats? "I have no idea where this hope comes from, but probably from ‘West Wing,’” says @KevinMKruse.
I also talked to @JeffFlake on why, even though he was retiring, he voted "yes" on Kavanaugh. "It would’ve been immensely satisfying to me to pop the president in the nose by denying Kavanaugh’s ascent," Flake told me. So why didn't he?
