"How can you say it's a minor issue? I can never lay it aside to unify!"  C.S. Lewis said (paraphrased) that whenever someone is asked to leave a position, the proponent will always claim it's the most important of all.  He'll never give it up. In at least two tweets, Donald Trump has blamed the Freedom Caucus for the health care setback (not permanent defeat).  At the same time, the allies of the Freedom Caucus blame Paul Ryan (e.g., here and here).  I got caught up in a reaction (here). It's time for the GOP to stop the blame game and move forward with a new health plan later (before 2018) and get back to business on other issues. Some basic biblical principles can clarify some matters. First, when Israel worshiped idols, the Lord turned against them: "Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the Lord was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them....(Read Full Post)