Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
Obviously, Republicans should oppose Obama and the Democrats on substance, sharply if there are (real) sharp disagreements, which is the case on many policies. But the rejectionist strategy they're following (oppose Dems at every turn, regardless of policy difference) is, I continue to believe, a real mistake.



However, no one is going to listen to advice like that. Republicans are invested in a particular interpretation of 1994, and yesterday's election is only going to reinforce that interpretation, whether it's correct or not.
That is the reason of my resentfulness. I can't get over the fact that the Republicans should've been rewarded for their obstruction and sabotage. They have taken it to a level that is unheard of in the democratic world, where political mitigation is considered a virtue, the oil that keeps the political machinery functioning.

Obama's administration, agree with him or not, is by any reasonable standards a moderate, centre-right administration. Not a foreign Marxist occupational force that needs to be resisted at all cost.

I should hope there is a price to be paid for the GOP itself, and not just for the functioning of democracy in America.