“Understanding why politicians do what they do is easy,” wrote The Dispatch's Nick Catoggio on Monday. “Three of the usual four motives that drive politicians plainly don’t apply to Cornyn and Tillis,” Catoggio wrote. He also said that, while it initially appeared Cornyn and Tillis were opposing Blanche’s confirmation out of principle, their capitulation disproved that theory. Catoggio also pointed out that the deal still allows Trump and his family to commit tax crimes without fear of consequences. They made noises about their own authority and holding Trump accountable, and then they rolled over and gave him everything he wanted anyway.