I have reached the conclusion that the last eight years weren’t the stumblings of an incompetent frat boy, but rather, a deliberate effort to bring our country to its knees. I believe what we are witnessing is the Republican version of Tough Love – which might be more accurately described as spousal abuse, as in… I beat the crap out of you for your own good.
And while I understand the ideology behind the capitalistic approach to the auto bailout, I find the Republican handling of the situation deliberately myopic. Our entire economy is collapsing and Republicans are focusing on making an example out of one failing sector.
Why? Why risk turning this recession into a depression? It can’t be about winning elections because if the auto industry crashes, taking down millions of jobs and other business sectors as well, Republicans will own this devastation. So is it simply ideology? Is it simply some mythical belief that the Phoenix will rise from the ashes bringing with it the rise of new capitalism as well as the rebirth of the GOP?
Have Republicans embraced the Sodom and Gomorrah model of government?