Wouldn’t It Have Been Better For Republicans If They Cooperate...

Courtesy Donklephant  Sun, 12/20/2009 - 3:04pm

I noted some months back that it was smart politics for Republicans to compromise on health care.

Yes, they’re the minority party, but if they had worked with Dems the size and scope would have been more to their liking.

And they could have easily peeled off 2 or 3 moderate Dems so Reid and company couldn’t get to 60 votes.

From way back when…

Here’s another incentive for the Rs…their ideas get into...



 

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