It’s So Predictable by tristero

It’s So Predictable 

by tristero

It’s clear as a bell to most of the country that the Republicans have created an ungodly mess. And, as the marches this weekend made visible, it’s also clear that much of the country is utterly disgusted with them. So, as surely as night follows day, the NY Times presents not one but two op-eds urging Democrats to back down, compromise with Republicans, and cater to anti-immigrant white people.

Thanks, Michael Tomasky and David Leonhardt for reminding us that pressing the advantage when you have both the moral and political high ground could lead to total disaster – like a return to FDR-style liberalism or something.

And the cherry on top? On the same page in the printed edition, conservative Arthur Brooks, whose movement is on the ropes, urges us to empathize with our political foes. Funny how conservatives rarely take up the cause of empathy for liberals when conservatives are winning politically. If you were being uncharitable, you’d think Brooks was begging for mercy.