Gleaned from the Tweet stream earlier, from David Dark’s link:
Fox News and the entire conservative media-industrial complex have no real interest in Republican governance. They thrive on conflict and on opposition
via The GOP’s Plan To Do Nothing « The Dish.
Absolutely. Clearest indication I’ve yet seen that the end REALLY IS the power. Fuck the governing. Thtat’s just a ruse. “Our Town” is about being IN THE GAME, which is more like a place of ARRIVAL rather than a commitment to the journey toward justice. The GOP seems dominated by people who scoff at the very term, “justice”. They’ve given that over to the ridicule chamber, like they have the environment. Everything is “conniving liberals” who dare to suggest thereis something wrong with unfettered capitalism. They’re focused on keeping the money flowing to their place of arrival. And as all such places, it continues to refocus it’s gaze on ever more, endless streams of economic advantage. Fruitful ground for exploitation.
This really good quote from @KevinDrum:
It’s a little surprising that we’ve gotten to the point where apparently this level of cynicism is so routine that no one thinks twice about spelling it out in public in explicit detail. Welcome to modern politics.
Indeed. Depresssing. It was on full dislay on the two consecutive days after the GOP dominance of the elction Tuesday. Wednesday McConnell was spewing his all-too ironic call to “cooperation and getting things done through cooperation” , followed by a 24 hour spiel the next day about repealing ObamaCare. Sheesh. Governing is simply not as interesting as the endless battles.
HT @DavidDark