The relatively reasonable GOP House members have tried both appeasement and empty threats with the “burn it down” holdouts, to no avail. It’s time for something that would actually work. They should identify someone the Democrats can trust and offer him up in exchange for Democratic votes.
Yes, that would divide the GOP, but the events of the last two days have shown that the party is already fundamentally at odds with itself. It would be a step towards proving that the GOP is responsible and capable of actually governing. It would be an act of patriotism at a time when we could really use one.
The other thing worth noting here is that Trump’s open and forceful endorsement of McCarthy this morning got him exactly zero additional votes. That tells you that burning it down has taken on a life of its own; Trump no longer has effective control of this caucus.