In the movie Braveheart, cruel Edward, king of England, makes the observation:

“…the trouble with Scotland is, that it’s full of Scots.”

The trouble with politics is, that it’s full of politicians.

And the trouble with Republican politicians in leadership is…they’re too busy playing the game of politics, and avoiding the hard work of leadership.

Political columnist Fred Barnes bemoans the rise of Donald Trump, and the headline says it all: “Donald Trump, a One-Man Wedge Issue, Threatens GOP Future”

Citing another source, he notes GOP-led Congress failures that focus on cronyism (Ex-Im Bank), the Iran deal, and defunding Planned Parenthood as wedge issues that are sowing the seeds of dissatisfaction within the Republican grass-root base.

We doubt that Big Money crony politics creates grass-roots visceral anger…

…but a strong case can be made for a GOP failure to block Obama’s Iran deal…

…and if stopping the funding of baby-organ harvesting isn’t a hill worth dying on…

…there’s no doubt Republicans have elected the wrong ‘people’ to lead them.

Mr. Barnes: With these types of leaders…Republicans have no future.