Casual Suggestions

Now would be a time to offer no face-savng measures whatsoever and to simply turn the knife. The fight over payroll taxes and unemployment insurance will resume after the new year. It is best to so thoroughly whip the House Republicans now that they are not interested in a second beating later.

As for the Republicans, they ought to start planning their coups because John Boehner’s worth as Speaker and leader of their party is less than nothing.

Author: BooMan

Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.