Who lives in the land of make-believe?

[jpgray]

That progressive legislation could be passed in this climate is a fairy tale. Unfortunately, so is the idea that this administration and our Congressional leadership are pragmatic realists doing the best they can.

A great recipe for looking foolish is to attempt to defend our party's leadership at two points on the same issue. Take the economy. Stimulus was the way to go, yes? Stimulus worked, yes? Now, of course, stimulus cannot pass and everyone is talking about deficits and austerity. So we must forget we are in the same mess as before, because if stimulus was right before it is right now. A stimulus that worked before would also work now. In the exact same slump, we claim that the proper course is anti-stimulus--austerity.

Anti-stimulus will work where stimulus worked. Anti-stimulus is right where stimulus was right.

Where is the pragmatic, sober, solemn political realism that yields such a brazenly contradictory and nonsensical approach to the most crushing problem in the country? What sort of responsible civic spirit throws water on a fire, covers itself with praise for the action, and then in the next moment throws gasoline on the same fire?

[Deep13]

1. I have an apartment next to King Friday's castle. nt

[Possumpoint]

2. And Here I Thought

You were going to post something about California. Instead you post an item questioning the intellect of the US Congress. Let's face facts and realize true solutions to our problems are beyond the highly partisan standards of todays pols.

[Fearless]

3. What a bunch of quitters. This is pathetic...

Let's just stop trying. Everyone. Right now. We can't win in this climate.

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