David Brooks whimpers "Please don't be a big meanie to us!" [View all]
Honestly, the man is a total disgrace to the OpEd page of the NYT, ONCE AGAIN. Cowering in the corner, he writes
"Some on the left are suggesting that he adopt a strategy of confrontation and conquest. The president should use the advantages of victory to crush the spirit of the Republican House majority, they say. Reject the Grand Bargain approach. Instead, take the country over the so-called fiscal cliff. Blame it on the Republicans who are unwilling to even raise taxes on the rich. Wait until they fold, and then you will have your way.
The first thing to say about this strategy is that it is irresponsible. The recovery is fragile. Europe may crater. China is ill. Business is pulling back at the mere anticipation of a fiscal cliff. It’s reckless to think you can manufacture an economic crisis for political leverage and then control the cascading results.
Second, it’s terrible politics. Obama could probably triumph in a short-term confrontation, pushing through higher tax rates on the rich that wouldn’t even produce enough revenue to cover a tenth of the deficit. But he’d sow such bitterness that it would be the last thing he’d pass for the rest of his term. The Republican House majority isn’t going to magically disappear."
Link to full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/opinion/brooks-obama-the-dealmaker.html?ref=global-home
Hey, David, would you like some cheese with that whine?
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