I have a friend in from out of town and it’s my birthday, so I can’t really write what I would ordinarily write tonight. But, that’s okay. Apparently, Steve Benen and I are sharing a brain, and he has a lot more free time that I do currently. So, if you just go read his take on the House Republicans’ reaction to the American Jobs Act, you’ll know what I think about it. This, in particular, was apparently sent telepathically from my brain to Steve’s.
It’s quite a challenge for the House majority. On the one hand, they want to undercut the president, reject his relatively popular plan, undermine public confidence in political institutions, and hold the economy back until 2013. On the other hand, they don’t want to look like they’re doing any of this. Indeed, they’re being awfully polite, perhaps mindful of the public’s revulsion towards Capitol Hill lately.
Yep. He said it so I don’t have to.
