Back in simpler times, commentators used to talk about bipartisanship, especially in foreign affairs. In his column this morning Paul Krugman notes:
These days, national security experts are tearing their hair out over the decision of Senate Republicans to block a desperately needed new strategic arms treaty. And everyone knows that these Republicans oppose the treaty, not because of legitimate objections, but simply because it’s an Obama administration initiative; if sabotaging the president endangers the nation, so be it.
This is just a part of the scorched earth policy that the Republican party seems committed to. They are focused on political gain without concern for the damage that they will do to the country. In the senate you have Senator McConnell, the Republican party leader declaring his intentions.
“The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president,” he said in the interview.full article
The first clear test will be if the Senate ratifies the START treaty. The good news is that after Senator Kyl, the Senate Republican's point man on the issue indicated that he was opposed to the Senate voting to ratify the treaty, Senator Lugar (R- Ind) stepped up to call out this damaging position and telling his fellow republicans to get real and ratify the treaty.
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