To Have and to Forget

Dean Baker over at CommonDreams makes a solid point when he says Republicans can wait out the gloomy economic realities of the present and expect voters to blame the poor economy on the Demos come mid-term elections in November. In fact, the GOP is playing its obstructionists' cards with temerity, cynically banking on America's forgetfulness. They simply expect Americans will forget the recent filibuster of the new stimulus package enlightened economists are calling for. Are Americans that forgetful and easily manipulated? They probably are. We'll know in November, I guess. Here is Baker's article.

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