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“Sometimes you have to walk through the desert to get to the Promised Land. That’s the way it is for Republicans right now… First, they have to acknowledge how badly things are stacked against them. Polls show that large majorities of Americans are inclined to blame Republicans if the country goes off the ‘fiscal cliff.’ The business community, which needs a deal to boost confidence, will turn against them. The national security types and the defense contractors, who hate the prospect of sequestration, will turn against them. Moreover a budget stalemate on these terms will confirm every bad Republican stereotype. Republicans will be raising middle-class taxes in order to serve the rich — shafting Sam’s Club to benefit the country club. If Republicans do this, they might as well get Mitt Romney’s ‘47 percent’ comments printed on T-shirts and wear them for the rest of their lives.”
- David Brooks, New York Times, 12/3/12 |
