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y pays the price, everyone has a responsibility to stand up and point a finger at the reason for our government's epic dysfunction. If John Boehner, Mitch McConnell and their Republican colleagues in the House and Senate have any sense at all, they'll duck at that moment. Because this fabricated, unnecessary nat

nment's epic dysfunction. If John Boehner, Mitch McConnell and their Republican colleagues in the House and

ing symbolic stands on principle; they have budgets to balance, deadlines to meet, and constituents to serve. From Wisconsin's Walker to Virginia's McDonnell to Nevada's Brian Sandoval, many have raised taxes when that was what it took to run their states the way they saw fit. They don't have the luxury o

des" false equivalency of shying away from telling the truth about the GOP's suicide mission, pretending the same thing is happening on both sides (David Brooks's pathetic attempt to draw a false equivalency was so loathsome, he felt the need to walk back his characterization of the president's position the n

oposed beginning a conference committee to hash out a federal budget; four times they have been blocked by Republicans. The Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said they were afraid the committee might reach an agreement to raise both taxes on the rich and the debt ceiling, w

y Republicans. The Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said they were af

re were thirteen US Embassies that had been attacked killing several hundred people. Where was these same outraged Republicans? As Mark Shields and David Brooks said last Friday during PBS' Newshour when host Judy Woodruff asked how would they compared Watergate to the "scandal" hearings of the past week. M

ntortions that are becoming part of Washington's routine." Only if you believe that deficits mean the end is near can any of this be justified. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican minority leader, perfectly encapsulated the effort to diminish the importance of all else (including growth) when he declared recen

ar: Many people — read: Democrats — blame Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) for articulating the "opposition at all costs strategy" While McConnell did say the goal for the GOP and its voters was to make Obama a "one-term president," he did so mere days before the 2010 election and, therefore, w

country was able to do in the 1950s and 1960s. This week joining the growing choir of Chris Cristie, Bobby Jindal, Bill Kristol and even Paul Ryan, David Brooks wrote an opt-ed in the New York Times — A Second G.O.P. - suggesting that the Republican Party needs to reinvent itself and reach beyond the bubble

pays the price, everyone has a responsibility to stand up and point a finger at the reason for our government's epic dysfunction. If John Boehner, Mitch McConnell and their Republican colleagues in the House and Senate have any sense at all, they'll duck at that moment. Because this fabricated, unnecessary na

nment's epic dysfunction. If John Boehner, Mitch McConnell and their Republican colleagues in the House and

des" false equivalency of shying away from telling the truth about the GOP's suicide mission, pretending the same thing is happening on both sides (David Brooks's pathetic attempt to draw a false equivalency was so loathsome, he felt the need to walk back his characterization of the president's position the n

n Republicans wanted — saying the date pres- ents a "fair and adequate" schedule in line with the timeline for past Supreme Court nominees. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the Demo- crats tactics "heavy-hand- ed" and urged them to reconsider the schedule. President Obama has pressed the Senate to vote

risons, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, It-Ky., said the president was ignoring the "clear desire of Congress and the American people." McConnell also ques- tioned whether Obama has the authority to move Ghailani under current law. He declined to say whether Congress would consider further

dita.The Palm Beach Post. P.O. Box 24700, West Palm Beach. FL 33416-4700. • EFTA00259942 • THE PALM BEACH POST • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10.2009 St David Brooks Cautious at heart Sonia Sotomayor had bad timing. If she'd entered col- lege in the late-lari0s or early-1960s, she would have been surrounded b