I hoped that a couple of days offline and away from politics would rejuvenate me somehow, but I come back to more stupid than I left, and I find it a bit demoralizing. After several months of environmental degradation in the Gulf of Mexico brought on by lax regulation and oversight of the offshore drilling industry, Minority Leader John Boehner responds by asking for a moratorium on all new regulation of anything for the remainder of the year. It must poll well, right? Because it’s obviously not a way to spur the economy. It’s not a remotely serious proposition. This is what the minority has to offer. And maybe they’re right. Maybe we are this stupid.
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