It’s an interesting take on the way that the Right continues to control the discussion even when they aren’t in power.  Largely I think this is the rise of populism and the general sense of malaise the permates every level of government. Sadly this was the stuff that crazy ‘ol Jello was talking about 15 years ago. Things were going keep being pushed right until it was simply a choice between Corpratism and Corpratism. 

robertreich:

Republicans offered Democrats two more weeks before the doomsday shut-down. Democrats countered with four. Republicans held their ground. Democrats agreed to two.

This is what passes for compromise in our nation’s capital.

Democrats have become irrelevant. If they want to be relevant again they…