Friday, February 15, 2013

!!!A Moment for Republican Pragmatists - James Fallows - The Atlantic

A Moment for Republican Pragmatists - James Fallows - The Atlantic 

Interesting moment, with Republican relevancy and obstruction in the spotlight.

Will they continue filibustering Hagel (http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/02/a-moment-for-republican-pragmatists/273173/ )? Or allow a vote?

The GOP is moving forward, also known as center, on immigration, marijuana (http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/14/up-in-smoke-why-the-gops-views-on-pot-are-showing-signs-of-a-shift/ ), climate change (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/130213/update-2-white-house-wants-2-bln-give-cleaner-transport-boost ), and among others hopefully gun control too (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2013/0215/Obama-s-quiet-ally-Who-s-behind-gun-control-bill-no-one-is-talking-about ).

An interesting time: will the party begin representing the will of the people again, or fall way behind the upcoming generations?

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