If there is a silver lining to the GOP’s six minority years under President Obama, it’s that the party has already made almost every mistake. John Boehner has learned the hard way that this White House isn’t interested in compromise. The conservative right (at least some of it) has learned the hard way that holding the government hostage won’t win victories. The GOP caucus has learned the hard way the perils of fracturing. The party has learned the hard way that it can’t run Washington from one branch of government. One result of these unforced errors is the glimmer of the strategy that Republicans appear to be concocting for the next few years. It isn’t rooted in the fury that brought in the 2010 tea party wave, or shutdown politics or grand bargains. It isn’t about ObamaCare repeal, or Medicare overhaul. It is more measured, more aimed at incremental achievement. Slow as it has been to gel, we’re beginning to see the framework take shape:
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:37:53 +0000
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