Through The Hole

It looks like the verdict is now in on the Ted Cruz/Rand Paul/Glenn Reynolds/Tea Party Win-From-Losing Strategy:

  ...It took nearly three years of constant bluff calling, but the president is hopeful that Congressional Republicans finally get it. They can stomp their feet, and hold their breath until they turn blue, but President Obama isn’t going to reward them for pushing the country towards a financial crisis.

Republicans will never respect this President, but they now fear him, because at least the leadership knows that he won’t blink,...

Make no mistake about it, the Republican hostage strategy has definitely been broken. Hostage taking is only effective when someone is willing to pay the ransom. President Obama demonstrated repeatedly that he would not pay up, so Republicans were left with the choice of either shooting the hostage, or letting it go free. On nearly every occasion, they have chosen to set the hostage free.

So, Win-From-Losing was a total loss, which they spin as a victory over their enemies, hence the name Win-From-Losing.

And with such wicked genius at the helm - but no political prospects - they'll be suckling each other for comfort indefinitely,…