29-09-2017 19:31 via sltrib.com

Rich Lowry: The GOP identity crisis

The Republican Party can’t pass Obamacare repeal, but it can nominate Roy Moore.This is the state of the GOP in a nutshell. It is a party locked in mortal combat between an establishment that is ineffectual and unimaginative and a populist wing that is ineffectual and inflamed.Donald Trump’s ascendance created an identity crisis in the party that hasn’t been resolved, and the hope that it could be papered over with legislative accomplishments and signing ceremonies has come a c
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