09 Sep '11 17:07>2 edits
Originally posted by quackquackFrom the piece:
I don't really like either party or much of what they propose. But if you don't like gridlock the solution is probably to not just blame one party but honestly access the causes of things whether or not you like the "truth"
Instead, people (probably because they are struggling and feel they are less able to compromise) look at a situation and blame ...[text shortened]... st block all of their ideas and have only been in power because they simply fool the public.
"By sabotaging the reputation of an institution of government, the party that is programmatically against government would come out the relative winner."
It's not about blame of one party by the other. It's quite the opposite. The Republican position of reducing the power of government, which is a legitimate political position to promote, is aided by making the government ineffective and inducing the public to blame government in general. This is just political analysis. Can you accept that it is a useful political tactic? Of course the party that is doing it will say it is just blame-gaming, when they are called on their tactics.