Thursday, October 17, 2013

A Teachable Moment for Republicans


One of the themes running through my various government shutdown posts has been the importance of seeing the current wave of right-wing populism clearly and weighing its merits and demerits judiciously. That requires understanding the strategic thinking that led to the shutdown in the first place … acknowledging the legitimate sense of political disappointment that underlies the right’s inclination toward intransigence … and most importantly, recognizing that relative to the G.O.P. establishment (such as it is), today’s right-wing populists often have better political instincts and better policy ideas.






Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2013/10/17/a_teachable_moment_for_republicans_318067.html
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