History Will Be Unkind to Senior Republican Leaders

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Senior Republican leaders can't evade responsibility for what happens if they allow a renegade faction to trash the government's credit. If they stand back and pretend they can't stop freshman Republicans from defeating an increase in the debt ceiling, the judgment of history will likely be unkind to them.

Many senior Republicans have held office for a long time. They ought to be concerned about their legacy, whether the ideologically-driven newcomers care if they get re-elected or not. These senior politicians have a lot at stake if things go forward the way they are headed. Even if the damage is only half as catastrophic as some economists predict, it will mean, for example, that Orrin Hatch will get blamed for allowing crazy upstarts like Rand Paul to put pointy-headed notions ahead of years of wisdom and experience.

History has been unkind to bad leaders like George Bush, who is now such an embarrassment that nobody wants his support . . . please stay home, George . . . He's on his way to being hated the way Hoover was. Surely other Republicans want a better legacy than that. They want highways named after them, honorary degrees, and invitations to address the Chamber of Commerce. They'll get none of this if they get blamed for the fallout from the 2011 Default.



Highway Crew Remembers George W. Bush

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1. They don't care about their legacy if it means giving up being filthy rich

Republicans are not idealistic public servants. They go into politics for sheer self-interest only. Money and power are their main interests.