mr. sasse: one of the fundamental purposes of this body is to debate, debate the biggest issues facing our nation and to do so in an honorable way. the senate is for debate, but not as an abstraction. it is to be addressing and ultimately solving the meatiest challenges that the constitution demands that we tackle. unfortunately, a great deal of our debate is weak and embarrassing. much of it falls off the trivial side of the cliff or the shrill side of the cliff. during my time serving nebraskans in this place i hope to be aligned with those who want fighting and debating in this place, but it needs to be meaningful fighting. it needs to be honorable, honest debating. to that end, there is a terrific column this week by pete with wr in commentary magazine. partly because it is about daniel patrick moynihan, partly because it is about c.s. lewis, and partly because it is just darned good exhortation to us. waner begins while reading greg weiner's fascinating book i came across this comment, --

sass is here to go "on the record." practically everyone. you there were for rubio, cruz, and fiorina. >> correct. >> you don't want trump. >> i love the constitution. if being pro-constitution makes me anti-mrrump i think that's mr. trump's issue. >> how do you figure he is anti-constitution? >> if he says if i am elected president i can do whatever i want. mr. trump is doing a good service in one way he is diagnosing a lot that is really broken in this country. washington is a broken place that is not focused on the most important, most urgent issues. he called that bluntly there is a big difference at being good at diagnosis and being clear what you are for. i don't think his supporters know what he is for. many of them want to know more. they deserve better. >> you have to accomplish something when you get to washington. senator ted cruz people like his ideology. purists like his ideology. can't get one u.s. senator, with they;çok e0 go out and campaign for him. can't get anyone to endorse him. if he does become president with all his ideas that the followers like how is he going to get anything accomplished on capitol hill. >> i'm not endorsing anybody. i think the republican party is i