They're Pretty Smart, Those Harvard Guys

With Repubs refusing to change their tune even in the face of major rebukes in the last two election cycles, I think we're seeing the usual throes of a governing philosophy that may not be dead or dying yet, but one that's certainly not too healthy.  The effect is pretty much the same as we hear whenever some ideology or another gets pushed aside - "the system didn't  fail; our leaders failed the system."

From Nieman Watchdog:

As we approach another political season one question stands out. Why in the aftermath of the greatest economic disaster since the Great Depression are the Republicans advocating precisely the same policies that spawned the disaster in the first place? If they were to succeed in promoting these policies again, do they expect a different result?

It is hard to imagine a more important or relevant question. What is so strange is that no one is asking it. It is as though the very question has been banished from public discourse. It is almost impossible to imagine, for example, David Gregory on “Meet the Press” asking a Republican leader how their present positions differ from those that have gotten us into trouble. And God forbid anyone suggest these policies might get us into trouble again.

Here's the political message the Dems can ride to some big wins:
"Don't vote for Republicans - they're all fucking crazy"