Border crisis is one grievance Republicans prefer to any solution

"Never let a good crisis go to waste," is an adage that is widely attributed to Winston Churchill as the one who said it first. Crediting him with quotes like this is easy to do and difficult to disprove. It sounds like something he would say, right? We know Rahm Emmanuel said it on November 19, 2008, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, as then President-elect Barak Obama's chief of staff. I have the video! His point was a crisis can often create "an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before." America's southern border is in crisis. The intensity of it is as hot as it has ever been, though by my measure, there has never been a time in my life when it wasn't a crisis. Also, by my measure, few Americans have even an elementary understanding of it, a sort of willful ignorance that allows recent politics to make sense. On Thursday, all but one Republican governor in America issued a joint statement in support of Texas Governor Greg Abbott in his battle with the federal government for authority he doesn't have. Governor Eric Holcomb joined the group, stating, "Because the Biden Administration has abdicated its constitutional compact duties to the states, Texas has every legal justification to protect the sovereignty of our states and our nation." Of course! Why shouldn't Texas be able to defend itself when the federal government won't? There's language in the U.S. Constitution that specifically allows that, after all. The answer: That's not what the dispute is about.   Connect with Michael Leppert Visit michaelleppert.com to read the full post and links to any resources or articles mentioned. Twitter @michaelleppert  Facebook at Michael Leppert