Article snippet: Third of Three Parts In Parts One and Two of this series, we looked at the Republican “repeal and replace” effort as a case study in frustration. As we have seen, the GOP’s persistence in the face of overwhelming opposition was impressive. Yet as we have also seen, persistence does not always translate into victory. Indeed, if we look beyond politics to a most extreme example of massed persistence—World War One’s Battle of Passchendaele, a century ago—we might gain insight into the value of adjusting one’s strategy in the face of heavy fire. And in fact, as we shall see, disaster in the short run can sometimes sow the seeds of long-run success. In the meantime, today’s Republicans are learning to make the necessary adjustment—and of course, the only incoming rounds they face are figurative. Happily, nobody’s getting killed. Indeed, the GOP might be getting back on the political offensive. Just on Wednesday at the White House, President Trump, flanked by U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, opened up a new front. Together, they announced an ambitious immigration reform bill, aimed at boosting American workers’ wages. So yes, already, the GOP is recovering; it is launching a coordinated new offensive, aimed at a new target—it is not simply flailing away at the old target. The Republicans Pivot Out of a Quagmire On Capitol Hill, too, it’s evident that most Republicans have decided to “move on,” as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in the wee h... Link to the full article to read more