The die is cast, anger is the ruling emotion of the political moment, and over the next two years we undoubtedly will be treated to even greater examples of the “politics of NO” as the national Republican party moves to position itself for the 2012 presidential election.
You must admit the tactic worked pretty well for the Grand Ole Party this time around.
After one of the most stunning elections in recent memory, back in ’08, President Barack Obama took office riding on a wave of good will from around the world and around the nation.
But, a mere two years later, even some of his own party stalwarts were avoiding him like lovers alarmed by the appearance of cold sores on his lips.
How does this kind of thing happen?
Well, a friend noted with some bitterness on the day after the election, “What it tells me is, people are stupid.” He went on to argue that when voters tossed out the Republicans in ’06 and ’08 after the debacle of the two Bush