It’s that time of year again. Twinkling lights are strung outside suburban McMansions, jolly Santas bounce children on their knees at local malls, and Congress prepares to pass unwanted, damaging legislation. This is the Capitol Holiday Rush, and it has become as familiar as Salvation Army bell ringers at supermarkets. Republican leaders recognize that even the 24-hour, social media-infused news cycle doesn’t matter in the month when Christmas carols and shopping sales predominate.