The GOP seems intent on self-destruction. Now they’re siding with Wall Street bankers against Main Street, voting no on financial regulatory reform. One of the their own, Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, has called them on it:
It’s going to be very, very difficult — very difficult — to get 41 members to hold, especially, especially if many of the provisions in this bill address concerns that everyday people on Main Street have,” said Corker. “That’s why I thought it was so important to leave that committee — maybe lose three Republicans, lose three Democrats — but to end up with a middle-of-the-road bill that we can all hold hands and fight off amendments.”
Tell you the truth, I really don’t understand the Republican strategy…unless they are trying to communicate that anything–anything–proposed by the Democrats and signed by this President is illegitimate. But the ads for the fall campaign are writing themselves:
The Republicans opposed health insurance that can’t be taken away…because that’s what the insurance companies wanted. The Republicans opposed regulating the Wall Street sharks….because that’s what Wall Street wanted.
The rest of the ad writes itself. I’m sure Democrats will lose House seats in November, but the Republicans certainly seem to be working hard to minimize those losses.