The All or Nothing GOP
July 3, 2012 3 Comments
Michael Tomasky on the all or nothing approach of the GOP. Politically productive; policy-wise (for them) a disaster:
From the base to Congress to the members of the Supreme Court, it’s the same mentality. Everything or nothing. Well folks, on health care, and on the stimulus, and on financial regulatory reform, and a handful of other things, you got nothing. When might you bother to stop and think about whether this strategy is paying off? You won’t, because it’s not a strategy. It’s a primal instinct, driven by rage. And in addition to being bullheaded, it qualifies for another adjective that applies so readily to today’s GOP: stupid. Keep at it, folks.
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But … the health care law was a compromise, the stimulus was whittled and financial reform was definitely watered down. How can Republicans be getting nothing if Democrats aren’t getting it all?
Health care was a compromise with conservative Dems. Stimulus was mostly about conservative Dems and a couple of gettable Reps. Can’t remember on financial reform, but probably similar.
Yay, everyone loses! I once captained a club sports team, and I had to set a practice day and time. I polled the team on preferred time slots, and then I told them the most fair choice would be one that everyone hated equally.