Lest We Forget, Republicans Can't Govern

This whole news cycle on how Obama needs more bi-partisanship is so lame. The Republicans are always on the side of greed, tax cuts for the rich and contempt for the working classes. So now that we have a stimulus that cuts back on greed, is more about spending on roads, education and health care, and is more focused on helping the middle classes, the Republicans want to obstruct the best they can.

The Republicans still have "Beaten By Bush Syndrome". It works pre- and post-Bush. It made them stupid when Bush was President so they went along with his insane ideas. They were beaten like a red-headed step child into submission. Now that Bush is out and has destroyed the Republican brand, they are beaten again by clinging to the sweet nothings Bush used to whisper to them. Like the abused spouse who thinks they have no where to run. They say they walked into the door, they fell off their bike before admitting how bad it was to live under Bush's rule. They still have their bad habits of covering up for their abusive master. Classic codependency. This negative behavior will always be detrimental to America.

What evidence? On the recent McCain plan, which was all tax cuts and no stimulus spending, the same attitude that destroyed our economy by Bush, the Republicans overwhelmingly voted for it. Voting for McSame's Bill, the guy who lost the election, the guy who said the fundamentals of our economy are fine, is that not Bush fear transposed?

More? So says Paul Krugman, "So, how much bipartisan outreach can you have when 36 out of 41 Republican Senators take their marching orders from Rush Limbaugh?" Limbaugh has stepped into Bush's shoes for beating down the Republican Party. They've gone from alcoholic to drug addict.

Here's another way of looking at the delusional GOP via The Washington Monthly:

John Cole made very well yesterday: "I really don't understand how bipartisanship is ever going to work when one of the parties is insane. Imagine trying to negotiate an agreement on dinner plans with your date, and you suggest Italian and she states her preference would be a meal of tire rims and anthrax. If you can figure out a way to split the difference there and find a meal you will both enjoy, you can probably figure out how bipartisanship is going to work the next few years."

Until the Republicans admit to themselves that their wicked ways got us into this mess, they will never be realistic about getting us out.

Source: Washington Monthly