That’s the problem, the left would just LOVE for the repubs to say “ooookaaay..you got us, that was a good one on your part, but we need to stop this now and move forward”. I’m sure the dems would simply love to know they could take this kind of action, and simply ride off into the sunset, knowing that they got away with it.
That’s not how it would work, because for 9 years now, they have been going after their political opponent, and if the notion ever struck them, they would surely do it again.
So no, there’s no being a statesman when one side keep poking you in the eye. Sometimes, you have to stand up and let them know you’re not going to take it anymore and actually give them a taste of their own medicine.
Hopefully if they see that the repubs are not going to put up with it any more, the dems will stop poking the repubs in the eye..THEN we can all be statesmen.