Early in the Trump rise to political power in the Republican Party I wrote that conservatives should know that making deals with the devil never works out because though you may or may not get the deal you will always get the devil (called a Faustian Bargain). That is where the Republicans are today – they are stuck with the “devil” – Trump. He has only had one priority in his entire life – himself – and he did and will destroy everyone who was foolish enough to align with him as his fantasy world collapses and he plunges into ruin.
So, evangelicals got their judges, but have branded themselves with the most corrupt and vile political personality in my long lifetime. The oligarchy got their tax breaks and environmental and financial regulations rolled back, but they have created a monster that has ruined the American brand across the world.
The Republican Party may never recover from this monster – part of the party will always be in the Trump Cult, which means that it will not be in a reality based universe, and part of the party will try to become reality based and try to rejoin the world of politics and reject the world of revolution and overthrow. I think they may go the way of the Whigs, irreconcilably divided between fantasy and reality.
When you make a deal with the devil, what you get is the devil. They made the deal, and it is fitting that his insanity and bile is taking them down along with himself.
