{"id":4124,"date":"2011-07-15T15:01:37","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T21:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/republicans-gone-wild-and-stupid\/"},"modified":"2011-07-15T15:01:37","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T21:01:37","slug":"republicans-gone-wild-and-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/republicans-gone-wild-and-stupid\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Gone Wild (and Stupid)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting to Crazy – NYTimes.com<\/a> by Paul Krugman<\/p>\n

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There aren\u2019t many positive aspects to the looming possibility of a U.S. debt default. But there has been, I have to admit, an element of comic relief \u2014 of the black-humor variety \u2014 in the spectacle of so many people who have been in denial suddenly waking up and smelling the crazy.<\/p>\n

A number of commentators seem shocked at how unreasonable Republicans are being. \u201cHas the G.O.P. gone insane?\u201d they ask. <\/font><\/p>\n

Why, yes, it has. <\/font>But this isn\u2019t something that just happened, it\u2019s the culmination of a process that has been going on for decades. Anyone surprised by the extremism and irresponsibility now on display either hasn\u2019t been paying attention, or has been deliberately turning a blind eye. <\/p>\n

And may I say to those suddenly agonizing over the mental health of one of our two major parties: People like you bear some responsibility for that party\u2019s current state. \u2026<\/p>\n

Recently, however, all restraint has vanished \u2014 indeed, it has been driven out of the party. \u2026<\/p>\n

So there has been no pressure on the G.O.P. to show any kind of responsibility, or even rationality \u2014 and sure enough, it has gone off the deep end. If you\u2019re surprised, that means that you were part of the problem. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Getting to Crazy – NYTimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

[hat tip to Pat Lyford<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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