BA, the the way it has started is this:
1. The political groups under the term "Tea Party" was funded and organized by folks with deep pockets. Like the Koch brothers. Let's be clear on this. It was not a street movement like the Occupy Wall Street movement that came out at roughly the same time. Had it been other than the situation that existed in 2008-2010, it would had taken them a long time to get to where they are now.
2. Having been able to take over or at least influence heavily the party machinery at the district and and state level, they consolidated their hold on power by gerrymandering their districts to make them safe. Looks what is happening now in Texas.
3. Then they decided to target others in the GOP who they deem to be insufficiently pure and knock them out of the primaries. Which is easy to do since it is hard to motivate your average voter to vote in a primary.
4. Put the fear into more pragmatic politicians into hewing to their line or have the same happen to them. Keep on repeating as needed. Look at Cheney's daughter running against her dad's friend. Her premise for running is that he's not conservative enough.
So to quote an article:
"During the periodic budget fits that have seized Washington for the last
several years, President Obama and his team have made a consistent
claim about negotiating with Republicans. No matter what the president
tries, or whom he negotiates with, the White House can never make
progress because congressional Republicans are controlled by a
hard-right faction that refuses to compromise or accept anything less
than total victory. According to Obama, that is what killed the famous
“grand bargain” talks with House Speaker John Boehner in the summer of
2011, and it's what killed the so-called Supper Club negotiations on the
budget this summer with Republican senators. Now the GOP is handing the
president more evidence for his claim. Republicans, including staunch
conservatives, admit that a small band of ultrapure conservatives have
forced the larger congressional GOP membership into a witless act of
blundering self-destruction. "
The 1995 shutdown is different from this looming one for a couple of reasons:
1. The economy was in much better shape in 1995 than it is now.
2. There were supplemental spending bills for specific agencies in place before the 1995 shutdown hit that were passed. No such measure is currently done. The impact is not going to be immediately felt, but the costs will be higher the longer a shutdown continues. The Tea *ahem* Party may think it's safe because they come from "safe districts", but the rest of the GOP isn't.The last time this happened, the GOP lost seats in congress. I am willing to bet that majority of the country will blame the GOP for a shutdown or default if it comes to pass.
BA, I was dis interested in politics until I got my current job. Which I should mention was a job I got in 2010 when the economy was really bad. I had to become politically aware to see how it would affect my job. I am willing to bet the same thing happened to Rob.
__________________
Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell
1. The political groups under the term "Tea Party" was funded and organized by folks with deep pockets. Like the Koch brothers. Let's be clear on this. It was not a street movement like the Occupy Wall Street movement that came out at roughly the same time. Had it been other than the situation that existed in 2008-2010, it would had taken them a long time to get to where they are now.
2. Having been able to take over or at least influence heavily the party machinery at the district and and state level, they consolidated their hold on power by gerrymandering their districts to make them safe. Looks what is happening now in Texas.
3. Then they decided to target others in the GOP who they deem to be insufficiently pure and knock them out of the primaries. Which is easy to do since it is hard to motivate your average voter to vote in a primary.
4. Put the fear into more pragmatic politicians into hewing to their line or have the same happen to them. Keep on repeating as needed. Look at Cheney's daughter running against her dad's friend. Her premise for running is that he's not conservative enough.
So to quote an article:
"During the periodic budget fits that have seized Washington for the last
several years, President Obama and his team have made a consistent
claim about negotiating with Republicans. No matter what the president
tries, or whom he negotiates with, the White House can never make
progress because congressional Republicans are controlled by a
hard-right faction that refuses to compromise or accept anything less
than total victory. According to Obama, that is what killed the famous
“grand bargain” talks with House Speaker John Boehner in the summer of
2011, and it's what killed the so-called Supper Club negotiations on the
budget this summer with Republican senators. Now the GOP is handing the
president more evidence for his claim. Republicans, including staunch
conservatives, admit that a small band of ultrapure conservatives have
forced the larger congressional GOP membership into a witless act of
blundering self-destruction. "
The 1995 shutdown is different from this looming one for a couple of reasons:
1. The economy was in much better shape in 1995 than it is now.
2. There were supplemental spending bills for specific agencies in place before the 1995 shutdown hit that were passed. No such measure is currently done. The impact is not going to be immediately felt, but the costs will be higher the longer a shutdown continues. The Tea *ahem* Party may think it's safe because they come from "safe districts", but the rest of the GOP isn't.The last time this happened, the GOP lost seats in congress. I am willing to bet that majority of the country will blame the GOP for a shutdown or default if it comes to pass.
BA, I was dis interested in politics until I got my current job. Which I should mention was a job I got in 2010 when the economy was really bad. I had to become politically aware to see how it would affect my job. I am willing to bet the same thing happened to Rob.
__________________
Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell