One of the keys to building and sustaining a republic is the willingness of the various political actors to exhibit small r republican modesty in their exercise of power. This is because republics, not having any other institution on which to fall back on such as a monarchy or established church cannot afford to let partisan extremism undermine it's legitimacy. The Roman republic was ultimately destroyed after years of partisan extremism because its leading lights finally concluded that they literally could not afford to lose power. So Caesar crossed the Rubicon.
The Democrats keep forgetting this. Remember that Obamacare was imposed on a party line vote that used a number of 'innovative' parliamentary tricks (oh, and a boatload of less innovative lies). Then the Obami began picking and choosing which bits they were going to implement in direct violation of the law's language. Now the Obami are delaying next year's enrollment until after the midterm election (a month late) so that no one will have access to next years prices which are sure to soar based upon the current state of the fiasco. Wapo has the story:
Incredibly, we learned that the Obamacare open enrollment period for 2015 will be pushed back one month from the original start date of Oct. 15, 2014. This means that people will not be able to see what their insurance rates for 2015 will be before Nov. 15, 2014. Hmm, what’s happening in that one month that could possibly make this odd delay make sense? Oh yeah, America is holding national elections on Nov. 4, 2014.
On top of this Harry Reid - perhaps the sourest, least appealing figure to be the Majority Leader in history - has traded the integrity of the Senate's filibuster for a tawdry mess of Appeals Court pottage against the advice of most of Washington's legislative adults both right and left. And for the pies de la resistance, Obama has agreed to a loopy interim deal over nukes with the Mad Mullahs of Iran.
The Dems increasingly remind me of a Toddler who 'want do it myself!' despite lacking the skills or judgement to get the job done. In their flailing efforts at self preservation they are tearing at the links and sinews that we need to hold the Republic together. And to quote a shallow and deeply irresponsible politician: "Yes we can" screw this country up.
Aren't there any adults left on the Dems side who can sit these 'cats down and tell them to chill?
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