Reply #8: What have the Republicans got to lose? [View All]

[JackRiddler]

Please don't ever think they're stupid when it comes to strategies for winning, that's a deadly decaeption. And it's already incipient, there's nothing for them to figure out. The House Republicans voted against the bailouts. They'll be a solid front against whenever another vote for this nonsense comes up. Funny thing is, I doubt it will hurt their standing among their rich sponsors, who will understand it to be tactical. The Republican propaganda will also try to associate the bailouts -- guaranteed to fail, since their function is not to succeed but to secure more plunder for the banks -- with the stimulus plan.

And if Obama also keeps up the imperial bellicosity in Pakistan, the left will have two choices: a) stay home or b) get on the street. In recent history, they've always picked a), disastrously. I hope to finally see b: building a front that demands the change Obama has promised.