"Five Reasons Obama Will Rout GOP in Lame Duck Budget Battle"

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Five Reasons Obama Will Rout GOP in Lame Duck Budget Battle

ROBERT CREAMER FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT


http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17668-five-reasons-obama-will-rout-gop-in-lame-duck-budget-battle

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5) The GOP base, on the other hand, is divided and dispirited. The Romney campaign and Republican operatives had – against all evidence – convinced them that they could and would win the fall elections. They were wrong. The long knives are out in the Republican Party.

Worse, the organizing principle uniting the Tea Party – ousting Obama – is gone. Many of the Tea Party faithful are unlikely to get too worked up about defending tax breaks for Donald Trump and Paris Hilton.

Even in the election campaign, it’s hard to argue that Republicans had a real unifying leader they could believe in and follow. Romney will not be remembered as in inspiring figure. But now they have no one. Does anyone expect to see John Boehner barnstorming the country?

A fundamental principle of warfare is that when you have them on the run, that’s the time to chase them.

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. With the Committee shake outs

by the Rethugs today,this is going to be very interesting. Harry Reid is going to need ear plugs pretty soon,will all the name calling that will be coming. McTurtle is doubling down just to kiss the Teabillies ass here. The smell is getting ripe from all the shit that is about to hit the fan.

[TheKentuckian]

2. The awarding and measurement of degree of victory can only be judged by what the objective is.

What does absolute victory look like and where are you now are the landmarks.