Republicans may come to regret their silence on Trump

I don't usually dispense relationship advice in this column. But the adage about marriage is often true of politics: What is not said is more destructive than what is said.

For example, over the last 18 months the president has said and done a number of things that warranted dissent from Republicans -- not just from party leaders, but from rank-and-file legislators, pundits and other commentators. But the dogs did not bark, opting to