The Despicable is Working

The retirement of Congressman David Obey, and his reasons for it, discourage me tremendously. The nihilistic, obstructionist strategy and behavior of the Republicans this term is working. The "throw the bums out" temper of the electorate favors the minority party. The more destructively the Republicans behave, the better for them at the polls it seems, at least so far. I hold out hope that as the elections come closer and as the voters pay more attention to what is going on, light will shine on what has been happening and why the government is so gridlocked. Needless to say, I am not holding my breath.