It really is the proof that they’re controlled opposition. “We had to deal with those dastardly Republicans!” Well, not really. The things you claim to want are overwhelmingly popular. If you actually worked towards them, the Republicans would be finished in pretty short order. Not overnight, sure, but you would have an overwhelming electoral advantage. Democrats don’t compromise with Republicans because they need to in order to get what they want, they compromise with Republicans because they need to in order to be democrats.
Thomas Frank is a , but he has more than earned my respect. That book and “What’s the Matter with Kansas” should be must-reads for anyone to the left of the GOP.
It really is the proof that they’re controlled opposition. “We had to deal with those dastardly Republicans!” Well, not really. The things you claim to want are overwhelmingly popular. If you actually worked towards them, the Republicans would be finished in pretty short order. Not overnight, sure, but you would have an overwhelming electoral advantage. Democrats don’t compromise with Republicans because they need to in order to get what they want, they compromise with Republicans because they need to in order to be democrats.
Thomas Frank is a
, but he has more than earned my respect. That book and “What’s the Matter with Kansas” should be must-reads for anyone to the left of the GOP.