re: #125 dangerman

use ‘em to win, then when they are no longer any use, toss em without a second thought

Here’s the thing… if we want to have a functioning democracy, particularly with the way our system is designed, we need politicians who can agree to work on things where there are agreements and not be complete assholes when there are disagreements. Some times that will mean engaging in the dreaded compromise. Some times it will mean getting a little less than everything you wanted, but it is still better than getting nothing (or worse, seeing things shift in the other direction because of the aforementioned assholishness).

Is that possible with the current incarnation of the GOP? Probably not, because they’ve bought into being assholes as a winning strategy. But at some point, it’s going to be necessary.