1995- GOP in House Control-- LET'S SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT!
Result: GOP looks horrible and Clinton Approval skyrockets, cruises to re-election
2013- GOP in House Control-- LET'S SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT!
Result: US Credit Rating downgraded, GOP looks horrible, Obama approval increases and cruises to re-election.
The definition of insanity, revised: Doing all the above while promising to CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. Too bad Newt Gingrich wasn't re-elected Speaker: he could school these right-wing newbies on the difference between radicalism and idiocy....
Reagan: Budget deficits in good economy after inheriting bad economy (kind of like Obama)
Bush Sr: Budget deficit in good economy
Clinton: Budget surplus, good job buddy
Bush Jr: Budget deficits in good economy, leaves shit economy behind at the end
Obama: Budget deficits, then deficits close at fastest rate since end of WW2, leaves good economy behind
Trump: Massive budget deficits in strong economy, then CV happens, Uncle Sam's money machine goes Brrrrrrrrrrrr
Biden: Massive budget deficits in weakening economy, inflation skyrockets at fastest pace since beginning of Reagan largely because of massive deficits during already hot economy across last two administrations
This concludes a history of government spending since I've been alive. As you'll note, the GOP has a long history of running gov deficits in good economies, and the only budget surplus was under a dem president, while the fastest-shrinking deficit was also under a dem president.
It sure seems like people who think fiscal oligarchy is a good thing and argue in favor of it have a tendency to pour money buckets on oligarchs when in power.
Because they defined the opposition as evil beyond redemption, they can't use other tools. So they keep getting out the hammer and smashing their own feet.
Because they're the same sort of unimaginative self-centered authoritarians tapping the want sort of impulses.
The main difference is that GOP office holders still have some risk of losing their jobs and/or going to jail. Putin may get couped, but he doesn't have to worry about elections.
1995- GOP in House Control-- LET'S SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT!
Result: GOP looks horrible and Clinton Approval skyrockets, cruises to re-election
2013- GOP in House Control-- LET'S SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT!
Result: US Credit Rating downgraded, GOP looks horrible, Obama approval increases and cruises to re-election.
2018- GOP in House Control-- WE CAN'T EVEN PASS A SPENDING BILL TO KEEP GOVERNMENT OPEN! AND WE HAVE CONTROL OF BOTH CHAMBERS AND THE WH!
Result: Republicans look incompetent, Dems win both chambers and Trump loses in the next election.
2023- GOP in House Control-- "LET'S SHUTDOWN THE GOVERNMENT!
Result: What's the definition of insanity again?
The definition of insanity, revised: Doing all the above while promising to CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. Too bad Newt Gingrich wasn't re-elected Speaker: he could school these right-wing newbies on the difference between radicalism and idiocy....
> Result: What's the definition of insanity again?
The voters who keep returning them to office are insane.
Groundhog Day.
Reagan: Budget deficits in good economy after inheriting bad economy (kind of like Obama)
Bush Sr: Budget deficit in good economy
Clinton: Budget surplus, good job buddy
Bush Jr: Budget deficits in good economy, leaves shit economy behind at the end
Obama: Budget deficits, then deficits close at fastest rate since end of WW2, leaves good economy behind
Trump: Massive budget deficits in strong economy, then CV happens, Uncle Sam's money machine goes Brrrrrrrrrrrr
Biden: Massive budget deficits in weakening economy, inflation skyrockets at fastest pace since beginning of Reagan largely because of massive deficits during already hot economy across last two administrations
This concludes a history of government spending since I've been alive. As you'll note, the GOP has a long history of running gov deficits in good economies, and the only budget surplus was under a dem president, while the fastest-shrinking deficit was also under a dem president.
It sure seems like people who think fiscal oligarchy is a good thing and argue in favor of it have a tendency to pour money buckets on oligarchs when in power.
Go red-woke go broke lol. The feelings caucus of the GOP never fails to lead them to ruin
Those Facts Over Feelings shirts and flags were Alternative Facts.
Because they defined the opposition as evil beyond redemption, they can't use other tools. So they keep getting out the hammer and smashing their own feet.
Oddly, or not, Putin uses identical rhetoric in characterizing what's wrong with Ukraine and Ukrainians.
Because they're the same sort of unimaginative self-centered authoritarians tapping the want sort of impulses.
The main difference is that GOP office holders still have some risk of losing their jobs and/or going to jail. Putin may get couped, but he doesn't have to worry about elections.
"Base voters"
More like debased voters.