The only hole they're digging out of is their asshole of a president.

Will they be able to use the reconciliation process to do this?

I believe stupid malevolence is far more dangerous than intelligent malevolence, due to its unpredictability.

A very thinly veiled decorum, mind you.

Yes

The earth has become flat again . . .

I echo your internal screaming. This is Chevron on steroids, and then applied to medicine, appointing the JD's experts over the MD's.

I'll borrow my response from Melville: “Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee."