not survive the journey to republicanland. it burns up in the atmosphere on the way there. it's not upon re-entry. it's upon entry. the fact does not make it. at these debates, this was the second of five debates in a row now, we are seeing the way republicans try to win arguments with one another inside republicanland. where there is this alternate set of false facts. from which they are all operating. particularly about the economy. that is, i have to admit that is very entertaining and you do need to understand all of that in order to understand who the republican party is going to pick to be their presidential nominee this year. in the broader context, the election is 14 months away. how do you get things done in the meantime in terms of governing? given what the republican presidential candidates contest is showing us about republicanland, about how republicans talk to each other and fight with each other, how can there be any treaty of cooperation between normalsville and republicanland to move forward on anything? in ec