WEBB: Instead of Vilifying Republican Holdouts, We Should be Listening

As this is being written, Kevin McCarthy has just been handed his seventh loss in an attempt to be named Speaker of the House. By the time this is published, McCarthy may either be Speaker, have lost for the eighth time, or have had someone new arise in his stead to claim the mantel. Regardless of the outcome, there are points that need to be made that have arisen from, and will survive beyond, the process.

There has been loud criticism by pundits in the media, including conservatives, of the 20 Republican holdouts...