Reminder: America is, in fact, doomed
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womzillaDigby, 26 January 2009:
As long as the political discourse is conducted by people who know nothing about anything and who take all of their cues from the Republicans* regardless of which party is in power, has political support, or has a coherent thought, it may not be possible to get anything fixed.
(*During the three days leading up to the House vote on the Stimulus Package, Republican lawmakers outnumbered Democratic lawmakers two-to-one on the cable news commentary shows.)
The media are going to be the death of this country. . . . Watching them deal with something complicated like our economic crisis is enough to make your head explode.
As long as the political discourse is conducted by people who know nothing about anything and who take all of their cues from the Republicans* regardless of which party is in power, has political support, or has a coherent thought, it may not be possible to get anything fixed.
(*During the three days leading up to the House vote on the Stimulus Package, Republican lawmakers outnumbered Democratic lawmakers two-to-one on the cable news commentary shows.)
