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2016 Postmortem

UCmeNdc

(9,601 posts) Thu Jan 17, 2013, 08:57 AM Jan 2013

The House GOP’s Intentional-Losing Strategy (Crazy Talk?)

Then what? Politico reports that Republicans may stage a government shutdown to let frustrated conservatives work out some anger issues. (“We might need to [shut down the government] for member-management purposes — so they have an endgame and can show their constituents they’re fighting.”)

Governing in the greatest nation on Earth!

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/01/house-gops-intentional-losing-strategy.html

Kidding Right?