Guest Post: 12 Steps For Congressional Republicans

The following is another guest post by Richard Rosa:

Being that I am a long time practitioner of the 12 steps, although being far from

perfect in my practice of them, I believe that there could be some wisdom gained by conservatives if they were to adopt the principles. Therefore, I offer this: a twelve step guide for Congressional Republicans. I do not offer this in jest. I truly feel bad for anyone who doesn't have anything like this to use as a guide to becoming a better person. To be clear, this is neither endorsed or approved by any 12 step group. This is my personal take on how the 12 steps might be applied by Republicans in Congress in our current Constitutional crisis. 

1. We admitted we were powerless over our President - that our executive branch had become unmanageable.

2. Came to believe that Congress could restore us to sanity.

3. Made a decision to turn the facts over to Congress.

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

5. Admitted to God, to Congress and to ourselves the exact nature of our wrongs.

6. Were entirely ready to have Congress remove our chief executive.

7. Humbly asked Congress to remove him.

8. Made a list of all persons who had been harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.

9. Made direct amends wherever possible.

10. Continued to observe our oaths of office.

11. Sought through prayer, meditation and listening to constituents to improve our conscious understanding of the will of the people praying only for knowledge of their will and the power to carry it out.

12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to our colleagues and to practice these principals in all our affairs. 

Again, this is not condoned, sanctioned, endorsed and has not even been reviewed by any member, except myself, of any 12 step group. This is my personal interpretation of the 12 steps as members of Congress could apply it to themselves.