Eschewing The Balance
Interesting link from the NYT Week in Review. By no means would anyone expect to the GOP to kowtow to Obama, just out of principle. However, what I find disturbing is the ideological ability to quick shift on any legislation of merit, going from the constructors of certain ideas to quickly opposing anything even resembling the plan. This is, of course, to strike back against the other party, especially when it controls the White House, but you have to wonder what kind of long term effects that has on a political party.
For one, they have to go back and forth so quickly, they often have by example painted themselves as not just obstructionists, but obstructionists without principle. This may be fine in a vacuum, but for constituents who may indeed reap benefits from legislation you oppose mainly for theatrical reasons, how does this help? How can one have any solid ground from which to legislate, if your only party plank is to stay in power?
-Dack
