re: #252 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Yeah, the decline of the GOP in sanity is rather sad to look at. Men like Eisenhower or even Nixon today would be RINOs who’d be run out of the party on a rail. And St. Ron himself is only tolerated so long as you stick to the myth rather than the man. Even Bush Sr. is absolutely reviled because he went against the holy scripture and raised taxes at a time of rising deficits.

He promised not to raise taxes and made that promise very memorable. And then he raised taxes. That sort of action will tick off your base every time. What he should have done was refuse to compromise on that point. If that meant a prolonged shutdown, then that should have been accepted. Once you take that kind of stand you have to hold the line.