Senate votes to block Trump from future military strikes on Venezuela

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14. Those who voted in favor might see good in what it does to their images.

Especially the Republicans. A lot of them are starting to see what's coming in November, and being Old Colostomy's bitch isn't going to be the winning point they hoped it would be.

I've written several times that the right wing in the US can be seen through the lens of evolutionary biology - in particular, the concept of runaway selection, which usually happens in the context of sexual selection. A feature found attractive by a potential mate will evolve very quickly, even to the point that it's someowhat deleterious to the bearer's survival. The long tail feathers on a peacock are a good example.

Eventually, they'll hit the tipping point where the cost outweighs the benefit. We might - I emphasize might - be close to that right now. Republicans will have a hard time winning primaries without Trump's base, but they'll be less able to win the general election with it.

This might be a sign of that. It's only a few Republicans, but at this point last year, it would have been no Republicans.