Do you think we'll see another summer of total gridlock and arguing in DC this year?

[Stinky The Clown]

Bob Sheaffer had a remarkably balanced (<----disgusted sarcasm) panel on his show this morning. Mark Warner, Goober Graham, and Chinless Weasel McConnell. I found it remarkable that Lindsay was able to speak without McCain sitting next to him.

Anyway. Warner was weak and centrist, as usual. That left McConnell to toss the grenades. Cut taxes. The debt. Job creators. Repubicans ready to work with the president so long as the presidnt adopts that kid, Eddie Munster's, plan. Yadda, yadda, fucking yadda.

Graham then did five minutes of the same shit, except he got all mavericky and said rich guys need to pay more to Medicare (whaaaaaaaaaa?). Then he said we need to work past 65 or lose our country.



Anyway, last year these fucks cost us our credit rating and tanked their approval ratings while doing so. Will they try this same shit again, but with better messaging they might ave learned after last summer's debacle?

Will the Win At All Costers risk the country for their own possible gain?

[randome]

1. It's possible that as Romney continues to stumble...

...and he will, that at least SOME Republicans will see they have no choice but to be more flexible because they can't win the election.

It's possible.

[southernyankeebelle]

11. Keep on dreaming. He hasn't shown any backbone yet.

[Wounded Bear]

2. I see no reason to think otherwise.

We can only hope the country survives long enough to vote them out of office. :pray:

[Turbineguy]

3. Yes.

The more they harm the country, the more successful they will be.

[MannyGoldstein]

4. Yes.

A continued battle of more austerity vs. even-more austerity.

[Motown_Johnny]

5. Yes

They have no choice. Demographics are against them and the fact that this year minority children being born outnumbered whites just reminded them of the stakes.


This is their long game. They know that without destroying Democracy as we know it in this country they cannot hold power and force their ideology onto the rest of us.


They will continue to try to win at all costs because they know that without that tactic their loss is inevitable.

[Frustratedlady]

6. Is the pope Catholic?

I can't see the Pugs passing up a chance to poke pins in Obama's cursed doll-look-alike...that's how they get their jollies. McConnell even has drool sliding down from the corners of his mouth in anticipation of making Obama squirm.

I think these clowns are bordering on treason against our great country, all for the purpose of proving Obama can't govern. For shame!

[MerryBlooms]

7. Definitely, yes. I think this summer will be hella ugly and we'll see the absolute worst come fall.

[joe1991]

19. "the politics of the worst"

The phrase "la politique du pire", is a reference to Louis 16's strategy for dealing with the French Revolution in which he deliberately did not intervene and let the revolutionaries do as they pleased.

I think the GOP is hoping their strategy of saying NO! to any compromise or anything positive for the economy will result in Americans moving to the right.

Personally I can't see it appealing to anyone but the GOP base. Here in Texas, for the first time I can recall, republican political ads are attacking other republicans for being too "moderate" and working with democrats.

I see it as the last, desperate gasp of a dying party. Oh, and this type of strategy did not work for Louis 16, either.

[CrispyQ]

8. I hope so, because I think more Americans see that the repubs are acting like 2 year old brats.

"that kid, Eddie Munster's, plan"

[northoftheborder]

9. Yes - ugly summer - think I'm going to discontinue watching TV "news", except for Chris Hayes & MHP

[MH1]

10. As surely as I expect the sun to rise tomorrow. nt

[yourout]

12. You'd be a fool to expect otherwise.

[FirstLight]

13. ...as we say in mountain country

Does a bear shit in the woods? seriously, what makes us think these guys know any other way to be? (both sides...)

[Autumn]

14. Yes.What else can one expect.

Nothing is going to change, it will more than likely get worse.

[Brigid]

15. Of course we'll see that.

If anything, it will be worse. The Repugs just don't seem to see any downside to making fools of themselves.

[randome]

16. I think they DO see the downside.

But group-think prevents them from doing anything about it.

[lunatica]

17. Unfortunately I see a horrible Summer, and if Obama wins

They will fight even harder for the next 4 years.

They're a dying dinosaur screaming and thrashing in pain and desperation.

[zbdent]

18. I see four+ more years of gridlock ...

let's face it ... even with 60 Dem Senators (and I'm not counting the 2 "independents who caucus with the Dems&quot , and a slight majority in the House, there would be some obscure way that the Repugniconvicts would be able to delay anything (aside from getting enough DINOs to hold things up).

With, of course, the "liberally-biased media's" corporate blessing ...

[spanone]

20. they will pull the same shit as the media calls them patriots

[DavidDvorkin]

21. I think that's the best we can hope for

The worst is Democratic caves on numerous issues. I'm afraid that that's what we'll see.

[TheKentuckian]

22. Between campaigning and vacations, yes.

But mostly campaigning and vacationing.