Back in around 1990 or so, many Democrats like myself, worried that we'd never get back into power-at least the White House: I was 19 but this was a big worry for me. The GOP seemed to have the thing locked up. And Bush had just completed the successful first Iraq war, had a 90% approval rating and things seemed bleak.
Then Clinton ran and things changed in a hurry. Now it's the GOP for whom things seem bleak as they've won the popular vote only once starting in 1992.
However, at the time many of us worried that the elephant is smarter than the donkey. No one worries about this anymore. In more recent years the GOP has earned the moniker "the stupid party."
Their trouble is that they can't adjust. What worked for them so well in the 70s and 80s doesn't work anymore but they don't get that. This GOP not so smartness is why I don't worry so much about them roiling the President by playing debt ceiling chicken.
People seem to be forgetting that debt ceiling chicken 1.0 was a bust. Sure they extracted over a trillion dollars in spending cuts-though half in the military which they don't look at in the same way. However, the party's brand took a hit and started the long road to shipwreck and defeat on November 6.
Now we have Jon Cornyn waving the bloody shirt of how it might be beneficial to have a "small government shutdown." Right that worked so well for Newt Gingrich. This is what I;m saying: does this sound like a brilliant tactical opponent to you? The same maneuvers that failed so dramatically last time?
In case you need further proof of the GOP lacking in brain power consider this:
"Part of this Republican aversion to negotiating with Obama seems to arise from some misplaced personal anger at the president that is manifesting itself in affection for Joe Biden. Washington Post conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin heartily endorses the no-negotiation-with-Obama line in the sand, instead urging the party to deal with good ol’ Biden:
The question remains whether, after two failed attempts and much bad blood spilled, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will insist on the same fruitless one-on-one meetings with the president. Frankly, it would be far more productive to meet, if he insists on meeting with the White House, with Vice President Biden.
"Do Republicans think Biden is authorizing deals that Obama won’t agree to? How is Rogue Biden tricking Obama into signing these compromises he opposes?"
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/01/new-crazy-gop-plan-no-negotiations-with-obama.html
Liberals if you don't think you can outsmart these guys there's something wrong.
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