I look at it this way. The Tea Party and the GOP Senate and House leadership promised things that they will able to get done. Things that anyone who had Civics 101 would realize would take 2 things to happen on their terms of office:
1. Control of the White House and Congress by the same party
2. Compromise.
Since they failed in 2008 and 20012 to achieve that and option number 2 is anathema to the Tea Party, is it any wonder the result is deadlock?
Deadlock the Mitch McConnel deliberately pursued as a strategy. So now what you have is Trump.
Oh, and if the Tea Party senators get re-elected, does it make them part of the establishment sooner or later? Because being a Senator does have benefits hat I don't see any of them deciding not to receive.
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Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell
1. Control of the White House and Congress by the same party
2. Compromise.
Since they failed in 2008 and 20012 to achieve that and option number 2 is anathema to the Tea Party, is it any wonder the result is deadlock?
Deadlock the Mitch McConnel deliberately pursued as a strategy. So now what you have is Trump.
Oh, and if the Tea Party senators get re-elected, does it make them part of the establishment sooner or later? Because being a Senator does have benefits hat I don't see any of them deciding not to receive.
__________________
Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell