The Democrats' Inconsistent Goals
It's really not possible for the Dems to simultaneously adhere to both of the following promises:
1. To pass a good ethics reform package
2. To include the Republicans in decision-making.
So they've apparently chosen to fulfill 1 first and then 2.
Good plan.
It was almost funny to see Adam Putnam on the News Hour last night whining about the Dems doing 1 before 2. Also pretty funny to see him and others whining about the fact that Republicans hadn't been consulted about rules changes that guarantee more rights to the minority party. Conservatives like to accuse liberals of being whiney...but there's that whole mote/beam thing...
I couldn't help but wonder why these folks were so upset about guaranteeing more rights to the minority party. A cynic might think that what they're more interested in oppressing the Dems again at some future date than in developing an efficient and civil representative institution.
It was also almost funny to see some Republicans trying to blame the poisonous house atmosphere of the last ten years on the Dems. Christ, some of these guys only seem to occasionally vacation in reality...
It's really not possible for the Dems to simultaneously adhere to both of the following promises:
1. To pass a good ethics reform package
2. To include the Republicans in decision-making.
So they've apparently chosen to fulfill 1 first and then 2.
Good plan.
It was almost funny to see Adam Putnam on the News Hour last night whining about the Dems doing 1 before 2. Also pretty funny to see him and others whining about the fact that Republicans hadn't been consulted about rules changes that guarantee more rights to the minority party. Conservatives like to accuse liberals of being whiney...but there's that whole mote/beam thing...
I couldn't help but wonder why these folks were so upset about guaranteeing more rights to the minority party. A cynic might think that what they're more interested in oppressing the Dems again at some future date than in developing an efficient and civil representative institution.
It was also almost funny to see some Republicans trying to blame the poisonous house atmosphere of the last ten years on the Dems. Christ, some of these guys only seem to occasionally vacation in reality...
posted by Winston Smith at
9:00 AM
2 Comments:
The GOP are acting like jerks, and even worse, Democrats. They should bend over and take it like men.
To let the Republicans stall and obfuscate the 100 hours would perfectly exemplify the foolish consistency of small minds.
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