It was odd watching Senate Republicans trying their best to put an unhinged leftist like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into a position of power. Perhaps the only thing odder was watching Democrats doing their best to stop them. But nowadays, our principles hinge on the whims of one man.

Kennedy, of course, would have garnered in the vicinity of zero Republican votes for secretary of health and human services had he not kissed President Donald Trump’s ring during the election.

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