LET'S STOP THE FAR RIGHT TREND OF UNDERMINING AND MISMANAGING GOVERNMENT

[Joanne98]

For OpEdNews: Burt Hall - Writer

The Republican Party has been dominated by radicals who, at a fundamental level, do not accept anyone else's right to govern. Hastening a return to power is all that matters.~~Paul Krugman, NY Times, Oct. 5, 2009

Traditionally, after intense campaigning and political infighting, our system of democracy pulls together and supports a newly-elected president. This democratic process has worked well and we have become a world leader and global superpower. For the past two decades, however, this tradition has been broken.

Republicans, dominated by the far right, no longer accept the results of our national elections. Focused only on returning to power, they use destructive politics to undermine the credibility of any new Democratic administration. They decide what they want to do without regard to ethics, rules or long-term consequences, and then pursue a win-at-any-cost strategy to achieve their goals. They destabilize a young administration and then consistently oppose its policies, regardless of whether the policies are good for America or not.

Republicans took power twice at the turn of the century and mismanaged our government both times. Our country has been steadily declining. The far right trend of undermining government when out of power and mismanaging it when in power must be stopped or else we will become a second-rate power. With an informed public, the solution is simple.

Undermining the Clinton Administration
The far-right Republican quest for power started in a big way during the 90's when they took control of the House. Newt Gingrich became House Speaker with Tom DeLay as his House Whip. Previously, Republicans had owned the White House for 12 years and were outraged at the loss of the presidency. Clinton was seen as a usurper, his election illegitimate, and he had to be driven from the White House. These were the views of those on the far right who had contributed to Gingrich's political campaigns and causes.


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[Turbineguy]

1. That was the whole point of the Reagan-Bush movement.

Break government, make it irrelevant and get rid of it. At least get rid of the parts that don't support the rich and wars.

[louis-t]

2. And turn it into a one-party dictatorship

with a repug majority for life. Sort of a thousand year reich. As it were.

[Gman2]

4. Rotund female has not been heard to stop her yoddle.

[glitch]

6. And while we're at it let's stop the center-right trend of privatizing government

AND at enormous additional expense to the taxpayer for far less service.

[lyonn]

3. It's painful to watch the repubs lie and

use corporate money to win elections. How can so many watch the repub dog and pony show and not see that they don't represent the people. They shout Socialist, or traitor, or, we are losing our country to the enemy??

[Gman2]

5. My ass. We are getting tired of their weak hound and old plug show.