Moses Kagan's Aurora Borealis

From today's Washington Post:

"After getting blasted last week for presenting a budget plan light on details, House Republicans today unveiled a more complete proposal that would cut taxes for business and the wealthy, freeze most government spending for five years, halt spending approved in the economic stimulus package and slash federal health programs for the poor and elderly."

Labels: Congress, GOP, House

Sorry for the long posting break.

A few random thoughts:

1. If Obama wins, which it looks like he will, we should pause for a moment and reflect on the fact that ordinary, white Americans from all walks of life will have voted for a black man for president. They will deserve a lot of credit for their decency, their generosity, and for how far they / we have come.

2. McCain is going to be rightly praised for not allowing his campaign to get into the Jeremiah Wright crap. But he's going to be blamed for the Ayers / Hussein / etc. stuff. It's going to take some serious work in the Senate (maybe on immigration?) for McCain to atone.

3. The coming civil war within the GOP is going to be savage and protracted. If the Republican Party wants to be the party of intolerance, it's going to spend a lot of time in the wilderness of opposition. Eventually, some young leader will emerge who will reconstitute the party on the basis of strong defense, low taxes, and inclusiveness on immigration, etc. That person will be the next GOP president.

Labels: election, GOP, McCain, Obama