Bill Kristol

I hope everyone wants to support him, all the Republicans on the Hill.

He can't quite say Trump, right?

The advisors, how does it agree?

The advisors to Trump are prevailing and attacking Fed independence.

It's like, God forbid you actually say that Donald Trump himself is doing something terrible.

I mean, the Dems, if you really wanted to get serious about the fact that it is a genuine crisis, the Dems could also offer to withdraw opposition to Collins to reelection if she joins them.

So there are many, the Dems have some cards to play here, too, if they're serious about the moment.

The ball's in the Republicans' court, mostly, since you say they have agency.

Same in the House, incidentally.

It would take, what, two Republicans now, I think, given how narrow the margin is, to say they're going to temporarily vote for Collins.

Jeffrey's for Speaker.

And again, they could cut deals.

They could get some committee chairmen.

All the ones I mentioned could get committee chairmanships.

One of them could become Speaker or Majority Leader, conceivably.

And if you get really... In this kind of emergency, I think it is worth at least trying to get people to think a little more broadly.

And it has been so infuriating for the last year to have all these, you know, everyone's, well, I guess it's 53-47.

There's just nothing that can be done as if...

People can't act to change the status quo.

And there's enough unhappiness I should think about tariffs, war powers, the Fed now, some about ICE, I would think, I hope.