The Washington Post has this lengthy op-ed by Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, “Want to End Partisan Politics? Here’s What Won’t Work – And What Will.”
Mann, a Democrat, is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Ornstein, a Republican, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. They recently wrote a book together, “It’s Even Worse Than it Looks” about the behavior of Congress in recent years. They deplore hyper-partisanship and the tendency of many members of Congress to put party above country. The book also suggests that Republican members of Congress bear considerably more of the blame than Democratic members.
The op-ed is based on the book. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.
Morons at work.
Nonstop *PARTISAN* econ W-A-R for 6,000 plus years between NET tax payers versus NET tax getters
i.e. ALL of the usual suspect gangs — govt officers/employees, govt contractors, govt interest getters (creditors), govt welfare folks — ALL trying to get the most govt LOOT (taxes, fees, borrowing) possible from the regime treasury.
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in addition to all the left/right PARTISAN social stuff — forced associations, etc.
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P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
along with having lots more State Govts – for the left/right control freak gangs to go nuts and fall apart — AWAY from sane folks.
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