The sequester is the GOP’s shot at redemption on spending
There will never be a better chance for Republicans to accomplish their goal of containing the rate of growth of spending than is now presented by using the sequester as the vehicle of leverage.
One point two trillion dollars, all on the spending side, is not small change.
The House Republicans have a huge opportunity here, but only if they can hold everybody together in supporting using the sequester to exert pressure on core Democratic interest groups.
This, of course, means that Republican defense hawks must be willing to support the effort. The conventional wisdom is that they will not give the House leadership that much running room. But if the defense hawks can look beyond the present to the long-term implications of this critical fight, they should be able to stand with the effort.
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Here’s one defense hawk that supports sequester. Let ‘er rip.
petefrt on February 11, 2013 at 5:17 PM
I would say their “last shot”.
I suspect this sequester is going to expose both party’s for the phonies they are.
“There are no sides. Theres no Sunnis and Shiites. Theres no Democrats and Republicans. Theres only HAVES and HAVE-NOTS….There are only so many places at the table, Gunnie. Now, are you on the INSIDE, or are you on the OUT?
- Sen. Charles Meachum, “The Shooter” 2007
WisRich on February 11, 2013 at 5:19 PM
I doubt we need much more evidence than is already available, but I suppose the frantic GOP rush to get rid of the sequester will be one more thing we can wave in the faces of those who still continue to support the GOP.
Doomberg on February 11, 2013 at 5:24 PM
The GOP will find a way to grab defeat from the jaws of victory.
RoadRunner on February 11, 2013 at 5:37 PM
They’ll get smeared as child starvers and grandma cliff throwers for a while, then fold and not even get any cuts. They’ve mastered the lose/lose.
forest on February 11, 2013 at 5:41 PM