I'm not one to imagine there was some era of Good Republicans, but is true that there were usually a couple senators who would occasionally do the right thing, and not just in "pretend to be concerned" sense.
I don't know if Joe Biden (and others) believe this idea that they've all been mesmerized by that mastermind Trump, and once Trump is gone they'll all be back to being a reasonable again. The first part about Trump is ridiculous, and the "again" part also is.
