Mr. Lee, the Utah Republican outsider who defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Robert Bennett, said collegiality for collegiality’s sake has contributed to the nations problems. Earmarks, or special-interest provisions attached to spending bills, have traditionally passed because senators haven’t wanted to offend their colleagues.
Yes, that’s true, and comity for those ends shouldn’t be missed. There’s no political species more repulsive than the big-government Republican — fat, bloated abercrombies if ever there were any, and their political demise is good for America.