Does anyone realize what the GOP just did?

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54. Bringing it to a vote is part of that tiny change

Bringing it to a vote again makes part of that change. How long do the Republicans go on and on with one of their destructive ideas? First it's ridiculed, as it should be. Then it looks like an endless exercise in futility. Then it keeps coming back, and coming back, the bad zombie idea that won't die, until at last, after all these tries, and the Wise Men of Washington, who control our discourse weigh in with "Why don't we" do whatever terrible idea is being promulgated. "Why don't we" slowly turns to "we must" which ultimately becomes "ZOMG, we have to deregulate the banking industry before it's too late!" And by then . . . yeah, it's too late.

I hope the Democrats have the stick-to-it-iveness necessary to follow through on a proposal that has two terrific advantages over Republican bullshit: (1) It's hugely popular, garnering anywhere from 55% to 72% approval in poll after poll; and (b) It would actually work to fix some of our economic problems, and reduce the deficit. Bringing it back for vote after vote, talking it up in the media, and sooner or later, we might get to the chin-stroking "Why don't we" phase. But you gotta do the groundwork first, even for an idea that should be a gimme.