Wednesday, September 09, 2009

One party democracy. Send in the clowns.

I have mentioned this before, and I will repeat it forever: Thomas Friedman writes good columns when he stays away from metaphors. The latest NY Times column is an example of a good column; excerpt:
Our one-party democracy is worse. The fact is, on both the energy/climate legislation and health care legislation, only the Democrats are really playing. With a few notable exceptions, the Republican Party is standing, arms folded and saying “no.” Many of them just want President Obama to fail. Such a waste. Mr. Obama is not a socialist; he’s a centrist. But if he’s forced to depend entirely on his own party to pass legislation, he will be whipsawed by its different factions.
The Republicans are being utterly irresponsible. I mean, aren't representatives supposed to act on behalf of their constituents, and not merely react all the time?
Send in the clowns.

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