Ruling from the Technocratic Bipartisan Center and Waiting for the Press to Notice and Say: "Hey! Those Republicans Are Crazy! You Should Not Vote for Them!" Is Not Good Politics and Does Not Lead to Good Policy...

Jay Ackroyd:

The Table:

Public works projects are off the table.
Social Security benefit cuts are on the table.
These are both obviously bad policy positions.
These are both obviously bad political positions.

Many of us have asked why Obama and the Democratic leadership are so deeply committed to these obviously bad policies, even to the point of risking the House majority, not to mention increasing rather than reducing American human misery.

Eventually...