Republicans cannot decide if Washington is a swamp or a hot tub

Published July 18, 2017 8:47pm ET



Like a football team on the road, conservative Republicans who come to Washington as elected officials are in enemy territory, according to Rep. Ron DeSantis.

Not 24 hours after the Senate’s legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare crashed and burned, DeSantis outlined why the deck is naturally stacked against conservatives who come to Washington with the intentions of promoting limited government.

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