"Conservatives have a one-world view they want to see reflected in its entirety. Losing on any issue is enough to rouse their anger, and they take that anger out on any member that does not accept the totality of their worldview (ex., start with Arlen Specter and keep on going to Lugar, Bennett, Cochran, Cantor, etc.). The rules of the Senate make it practically impossible to push any measure through without compromise. The right wing of the Republican Party is simply ideologically incapable of accepting the kind of compromises that must be made because of the transactional nature of our government."

Nothing will get done except damage.