“Centrist” Republicans ditched the ideal that politics is transactional a long time ago. Even so-called “moderate” Republicans accepted that compromise and consensus were dead over decade ago. Mike Castle’s idea of centrism was to consistently vote with his uncompromising house leadership, then send out statements regretting that Democrats couldn’t move more to the right. When he and other so-called moderates had a chance to draw a line in the sand, and protect the country from his party’s excess – he was MIA.
So now, with the rise of Trump, I find it humorous to see Republicans who are suddenly worried about decorum and democratic traditions. Good luck with that, bitches.