Jeff Flake actually said...

We must never adjust to the present coarseness of our national dialogue with the tone set at the top.

The impulse to scapegoat and threatens to turns us into a fearful, backward looking people. In the case of Republican Party those things als...

If I have been critical, it is because I believe it's my obligation to do so.

It's not enough to be conservative, that you have to be angry that the voters want you to be angry.