When I think of the Administration's appeasement policy toward the Republicans, the thing that most comes to mind is Monty Python's black knight, except that instead of insisting on fighting while his limbs are lopped off, he's trying to shake hands, again and again and again. And when they chop off his hands, he offers them his feet, and after that his balls, and his head, and...come to think of it, maybe the balls went first.
"It's only a flesh wound. Just watch; as soon as I attack and alienate the left more thoroughly, this time they'll give me a warm hug."
Just imagine what might happen if they were willing to attack the republican ostructionists as nastily as they attack their own side. Obama and the Democratic Congress would be more popular than FDR and JFK combined, and would be assured of gaining substantial reinforcements in the off-year elections.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2010-08-11 02:45 pm (UTC)When I think of the Administration's appeasement policy toward the Republicans, the thing that most comes to mind is Monty Python's black knight, except that instead of insisting on fighting while his limbs are lopped off, he's trying to shake hands, again and again and again. And when they chop off his hands, he offers them his feet, and after that his balls, and his head, and...come to think of it, maybe the balls went first.
"It's only a flesh wound. Just watch; as soon as I attack and alienate the left more thoroughly, this time they'll give me a warm hug."
Just imagine what might happen if they were willing to attack the republican ostructionists as nastily as they attack their own side. Obama and the Democratic Congress would be more popular than FDR and JFK combined, and would be assured of gaining substantial reinforcements in the off-year elections.