I think I'll never understand the US pundits view that there should be some sort of permanent equilibrium between what goes for liberal and conservative in the

I think I'll never understand the US pundits view that there should be some sort of permanent equilibrium between what goes for liberal and conservative in the US, no matter how bonkers the latter goes. It's like monarchists in 1920's Europe clutching at every straw and demanding respect while deluding themselves that their time has not yet passed.