GOP Mysteries
2015-03-03 - by
Back when ex-Sen. Lauch Faircloth was a Democrat, he’d joke: “There are two things I’ve never understood: electricity and Republicans.” Evidently, he figured out Republicans, because he became one. But some of us still struggle. Three cases in point:
First: Republicans fought Obamacare because they said millions of Americans would lose their health insurance. Now millions of Americans who got insurance because of Obamacare, including half a million in North Carolina, could lose their health insurance because of a Republican-driven court challenge to Obamacare. How is that good political strategy for Republicans?
Second: Washington Republicans want to cut off funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which is in charge of protecting Americans from evil groups like ISIS, which Republicans say is the greatest threat in the world to our lives and safety. How is that good political strategy?
Third: Imagine this scenario. President Ted Cruz gets at odds with the leader of a long-time American ally abroad. Speaker Nancy Pelosi invites said leader to address a joint session of Congress, against the President’s wishes. Would Republicans (a) praise Pelosi for welcoming our ally or (b) accuse her of treason?
Maybe we should just try to figure out electricity.
Posted in General, National Republicans
GOP Mysteries
2015-03-03/
Back when ex-Sen. Lauch Faircloth was a Democrat, he’d joke: “There are two things I’ve never understood: electricity and Republicans.” Evidently, he figured out Republicans, because he became one. But some of us still struggle. Three cases in point:
First: Republicans fought Obamacare because they said millions of Americans would lose their health insurance. Now millions of Americans who got insurance because of Obamacare, including half a million in North Carolina, could lose their health insurance because of a Republican-driven court challenge to Obamacare. How is that good political strategy for Republicans?
Second: Washington Republicans want to cut off funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which is in charge of protecting Americans from evil groups like ISIS, which Republicans say is the greatest threat in the world to our lives and safety. How is that good political strategy?
Third: Imagine this scenario. President Ted Cruz gets at odds with the leader of a long-time American ally abroad. Speaker Nancy Pelosi invites said leader to address a joint session of Congress, against the President’s wishes. Would Republicans (a) praise Pelosi for welcoming our ally or (b) accuse her of treason?
Maybe we should just try to figure out electricity.
Posted in General, National Republicans