Democrats Brought A Gun To A Knife Fight, And They Still Lost

In the same article, the NYT reporters acknowledge that “[t]he extent of Republican unity to date is attributable to some degree to Democratic missteps.” This seems to be Times-speak for incidents like President Obama dismissing GOP concerns over his stimulus proposal by saying, “I won.” Or the healthcare summit where Obama told Sen. John McCain,”the election is over.”

Obama’s early legislative priorities, particularly Obamacare, were pursued in an entirely partisan manner. But McConnell is somehow ignoring political norms by urging fellow members of the opposition party to be in opposition because he was elected by them to lead the opposition. The particulars on this score range from mythical to mundane expressions of typical partisanship. Leonhardt seems to be confusing anti-Democrat behavior with anti-democratic behavior.

http://thefederalist.com/2016/12/22/democrats-brought-a-gun-to-a-knife-f...