Republicans have been obstructionist for a long time. Paul Krugman writes that last week’s attempt to shut down the government is merely another in a long line of manufactured crises: Republicans led by Newt Gingrich partly shut down the government in 1995-96 in an attempt to extract concessions from President
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Politics and its Discontents: Right-Wing Umbrage
The right wing seems to have its knickers perpetually in a twist. It’s amazing any of them ever make it to adulthood, what with all that adrenaline-fueled outrage.Recommend this Post
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