Of Labrador, Tea Party & Shutdowns
Marc Johnson/The Johnson Report claims Tea Party darlings like Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador can hold the national GOP party hostage because they are from safe districts:
But here is the political irony: the stakes of what is unfolding in Washington may be enormously high for national Republicans, for the economy, for the hundreds of thousands of government workers furloughed and for millions of Americans who are just beginning to feel the effects of a government that has ceased to function in any way that is normal, but there is little or no political consequence for Republicans like Labrador who are electorally secure in their ultra-safe districts. The Republicans who might face the wrath of voters next year are those GOP members like Simpson who haven’t slavishly steeped in the Tea Party’s hot broth of disdain, bordering on hatred for Obama and all that he stands for. More here.
Question: Do you support Raul Labrador’s stand on the government shutdown?
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