Saturday, October 19, 2013

The Wrong Lessons From the Shutdown | Common Dreams

The Wrong Lessons From the Shutdown | Common Dreams

As the national news media works overtime to vilify the Republicans who refuse to abandon their objectives in the interests of reopening the government and allowing business as usual, the lesson seems unmistakable: anyone who stands by his or her principles is obstructionist, extremist and hopelessly out of touch with the majority of Americans and in sharp contrast to the reasonable, patriotic members of Congress ready to put partisan principles aside for the common good.

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