re: #206 Walter L. Newton

They GOP haven’t fixed anything. Unfortunately, they have wasted so much time on the stupid social issues that they have ruined any credibility that they may had obtained from their overwhelming successes in Nov.

They shot themselves in their own foot, and anything form here on in is going to be an uphill battle. They could have played this from a real position of power, but instead, they decided to divide and conquer. The only problem is, all they wound up doing is dividing… dividing their own base and the independents that had supported them.

They fucked it up royally.

They fucked up royally by making clear what their real priorities are. They lied to those independents about what they would do when they got back in control again. No matter what they say about the deficit or spending, they used the opportunity given to them to try to do things they have always wanted to do and the Ryan budget is no different. Tax cuts for the rich, gut the social safety net for everyone else, and attack women’s reproductive rights. Anybody who thinks the GOP is about anything else is insane. They have no other agenda.