Devon Biere’s Blog

Another great column by Paul Krugman in the NY Times:

…the modern conservative movement, which dominates the modern Republican Party, has the emotional maturity of a bratty 13-year-old.

But more important, the episode illustrated an essential truth about the state of American politics: at this point, the guiding principle of one of our nation’s two great political parties is spite pure and simple. If Republicans think something might be good for the president, they’re against it — whether or not it’s good for America.

Here’s a friendly tip for Republicans and conservatives… when guys like Joe Scarborough (“Thank You, Mr. President”) and Lindsey Graham (birthers are “crazy”) start sounding like the (occasional) voice of reason and moderation, then your party and your movement have truly gone off the rails.