The faces of fail
It's not often that a Washington Post editorial is a must read, but today's headline speaks for itself:
House Republicans are failing Americans in their effort to kill Obamacare
As one of the leading shapers of Beltway opinion, the Post editorial board shares responsibility for the normalizing of Republican extremism. Not today.
AMERICANS’ RESPECT for their Congress has, sad to say, diminished in recent years. But citizens still expect a minimal level of competence and responsibility: Pay the bills and try not to embarrass us in front of the world.
By those minimal standards, this Congress is failing. More specifically, the Republican leaders of the House of Representatives are failing. They should fulfill their basic duties to the American people or make way for legislators who will.
The Post emphasizes that it isn't partisan, points to its criticism of President Obama, and its having urged compromise during the last (concocted by Republicans) fiscal crisis. Indeed, the Post long has been the primary purveyor of the false narrative that, no matter how extreme the Republican drift, both sides are at fault. Just two days ago, the Post even twisted itself into pretzels attempting to promote the idea of shared blame for the current crisis. Apparently, even the delusions of the Washington Post editorial board has limits.Continue reading about the Washington Post editorial below the fold.