I agree with everything that Ezra Klein has to say about the decision to fix airport delays without addressing anything else being harmed by sequestration. I’m basically mystified at this point. I get why Congress wants to fix something that impacts them directly rather than just some of their lowly constituents, but this was the moment when we were supposed to force a deal. And if we couldn’t force a deal, the least we could have done is to hold the FAA flexibility hostage until the Republicans gave us flexibility on something we care about, too.
The Republicans don’t worry about bad politics in April of an off year. Remember them holding up Sandy relief? Remember the debt ceiling fiasco? So, why does our side suck at this so badly?
