After a year of solid-block, no-defections obstruction by republicans in the Senate, and just when dem criticisms of the repugs as the party of no are starting to get traction in the media and across the country, now, all of a sudden, on a teeny-tiny worthless "jobs bill," five repug senators break ranks and vote with the dems?And I really can't argue with YD. He's right. The Village does love them some bipartisanship and they love them some Scott Brown even more. If he gets held up as the new face of GOP cooperation against that mean old arrogant uppity Obama who dares to want things his way with a majority in the House and Senate, well the Village is going to crucify the Dems this November.
Because they think it's the right thing to do?
If you believe that, I have an oil well in my back yard you can invest in.
Trust me: Mitch McConnell is closeted this morning with George, Olympia, Susan, Kit and Scott, pouring the bourbon and toasting their successful destruction of the dems best weapon against the repugs.
After Thursday's health care reform "summit," when the dems try to paint repugs as reflexive obstructionists who will never support any administration initiative, and that therefore Congress should move forward on Democratic-votes-only legislation, the Villagers and their Blue Dog allies will scream "not true! Look at the jobs bill! Five republican votes! See, repugs will vote for dem bills if they're repug enough! Dems just have to be more bipartisan!"
And once again health care reform will die in screaming agony on the altar of bipartisanship.
Absolutely praising Scott Brown for this is the wrong move to make. Now, praising him for allowing an up-or-down vote on the jobs bill, yes.
And follow that up by saying you expect him to allow a simple up or down vote on health care.
See what I'm getting at, here?
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