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Originally Posted by Tango589
It amazes me how a small part of the opposition government can so comprehensively screw up any of the majority partys' plans and decisions. At least here all the opposition can do is rant, moan and shout ' yah boo sucks' at something they don't like, they have to wait until they are elected before they can bugger things up for themselves.  |
What is particularly galling is the "small part" is not just screwing up the majority party's plans (althogh it should be noted the Democarts are the majority only in the Senate, not the House), they are also screwing up the GOP's political future be alienating not just the Democratic voting public, but, also, the more moderate GOP voters. The large majority of the GOP members of the House would really like the Far-Right, Tea Party contingent to either go away or just shut up. A number of bi-partisan compromise measures intended to mitigate the logjam Congress has become are repeatedly stalled or outright stopped by the nagging little dogs of the Far-right. It is analogous to the situation the Democrats were in during the late 60s to 70s when a very vocal (and very wrong) element of the Far-Left torpedoed any attempts by moderate Democrats to advance any meaningful measures. There may be some truth to the adage "The squeaky wheel gets the grease" but, sometimes the squeaks are just noise and nothing else of substance...
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