Posted on 11/28/2009 2:10:23 AM PST by Scanian
I hereby forfeit my claim to a right-wing- conspiracy-decoder ring by offering two cheers for the Democrats. I congratulate them on their victory last Saturday night in the Senate, and while I can't quite wish them success on the course they are following, I'm beginning to make peace with the possibility that they'll win.
For years, conservatives and liberals have flirted with the idea of disposing of the fool's errand of bipartisanship. Seeking compromise with partisans across the aisle is a recipe for getting nothing important done.
For liberals, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has been a leader of this school. In 2007, Krugman wrote in Slate magazine that progressives should abandon any pretense at working with Republicans. The "middle ground," he wrote, "doesn't exist -- and if Democrats try to find it, they'll squander a huge opportunity. Right now, the stars are aligned for a major change in America's direction. If the Democrats play nice, that opportunity may soon be gone."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
In the immortal words of the Tea Partier (whose name I’ve never known) at a Grassley Townhall in August —
“We don’t want you to compromise; we don’t want you to make deals - we want you to FIGHT FOR US!!”
When your principles become negotiable, you’ve lost....
Well, I say let it ride. And just to make it more interesting, Republicans should promise to repeal "ObamaCare" if they get a congressional majority in 2010. As National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru argues, that way moderate Democrats won't be able to run away from their votes come 2010. They'll be on notice that this will be the issue of the election. And moderate Republicans will be on notice to resist the temptation to tinker with ObamaCare rather than defenestrate it once it's passed.
Sounds like a winning strategy. Well, one I'd support, anyway!
Agree it would be a winning strategy. Too bad the current Republican leadership has no strategy and doesn’t see the need for one. What are the core beliefs of Steele, McConnell, and Boehner?
Do whatever, say whatever, ... it takes to get re-elected.
Bipartisanship is nothing more than watching your football team helping the opposing team to win.
Whoa.
We can embed youtube videos again in our posts??
"Socialism needs two legs on which to stand; a right and a left. While appearing to be in complete opposition to one another, they both march in the same direction."
-- Paul Proctor
Can someone here tell me what a “Centrist” believes in?
A little bit of this. A little bit of that.
Or, in other words whatever they want to at the time.
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