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  1. Good points all. I fear that a significant minority, not a majority by any means, is looking to a “Benevolent Dictator”. Oh, they will say no; but, the obvious anger with the current process suggests otherwise.

  2. Good points all. I fear that a significant minority, not a majority by any means, is looking to a “Benevolent Dictator”. Oh, they will say no; but, the obvious anger wit the current process suggests otherwise.

  3. Darn. I had more to say. (Chromebook is good, but quirky)

    I guess it another manifestation of the instant gratification syndrome.

    The people I am talking about now want to put their own man at the controls. That will show the world. If he wins the big prize, not at all assured, we will soon learn that he is no Philosopher King. Meanwhile the country may have taken another step away from its governing principles.

  4. Hasanyi makes a number of good points about what the GOP has done right and credit should be given when due. That said, the overall tone is one of an apologia.

    Of course it’s an exageration to insist that the Republican Congress has done nothing. It is at best misplaced, to focus upon emotional exageration, stemming from justified outrage, rather than the consistent, systematic resistance by the near total majority of Congressional Republicans… that Ted Cruz has battled vainly against in Congress. Simply because it focuses upon a minor issue instead of the ‘800 pound gorilla’ in the room.

    Does anyone wish to suggest that if the majority of Congressional Republicans were of the mindset of Ted Cruz and Sen. Jeff Sessions… that not much more could have been done?

    That is the standard against which the GOPe must be measured, not because we demand perfection but because we’ve reached the point where the very survival of America requires it.

  5. “Some of this anger is propelled by false expectations and wishful thinking about how government works–which is to say, when voters don’t get what they want they assume the system has failed.”

    This is probably most of the anger.

    But, as I mentioned elsewhere on neo’s site, too many are not involved enough to understand this, don’t have the life experience to figure it out, and some even choose to remain ignorant. A sort of “tragedy of the commons” to politics.

    The GOP could have done more. Not necessarily in passing more legislation or preventing more. No. But, they sure have done a lousy job of explaining the what and why.

    The Dems, have a far better communication strategy through several channels.

    The GOP doesn’t seem to understand that they must have a different communication playbook, given that the big media are largely not in their favor. (e.g. how the GOP let CNBC run a debate).

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