The republicans and their disciples' ability to believe anything that they are told is amazing. All the dead-end, empirically false stand-bys used from Social Security, Civil Rights, Medicare, and others - are trotting around the track for another inglorious lap.
If these "leaders" ever tried to use logic, facts, or the scientific method once in a while, they wouldn't look so ridiculous.
That said, Obama is either actively helping them or still as resolutely tone deaf and feeble as ever. The republicans go on a continuous assault against the plan - with virtually NO counter attack whatsoever. The republicans know one thing very well (it's probably the only thing) - repeated attacks, even if wildly inaccurate lies, will, over time, become accepted wisdom (like supply-side economics).
It's a weakness in humans (unsurprisingly and primarily those humans who refuse to believe that they have weaknesses) that this occurs. And without a countering argument waged by the President, the republicans will continue to win the near term election battles. The President makes campaigns much, much more difficult for Democrats when he takes the "high road" because the "high road" is really a well-worn and illegitimate excuse for running away from a fight.
While he has the bully pulpit, every individual candidate has to burn money and time to defend the program in their districts. This President needs to be that last courage--free Dem "leader."
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