Democrats face potential crack-up over crime; Republicans shouldn’t bail them out

From Paul Mirengoff at The Powerline Blog:

Neither, though, will they feel free to return to the tough on crime stances of Bill Clinton. Why? Because, as Frum explains, the party is highly dependent on black votes and thus constrained to accept the de-incarceration, de-policing agenda of groups like Black Lives Matter.

Thus, the issue of “law and order” (as we used to call it) has the potential to crack open the Democrats’ coalition.
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But why, I wonder, are the Republicans working with the Democrats on this issue at all? Why not stick with the existing legislation that has worked so well and let the Democrats contend with their coming crack-up unassisted?

So the Republicans in the Senate should follow this piece of advice, "Never Interfere With an Enemy While He’s in the Process of Destroying Himself."

Boehner's Shortcomings, Not the GOP Dysfunction, Were His Downfall

From Paul Mirengoff at The Powerline Blog:

But the MSM’s spin on Boehner ignores the possibility that his problems as Speaker may have been due in significant part to him not being very good at the job.

Boehner wanted to present himself as the adult in the room — a narrative the MSM was happy to echo because it portrays as children hardcore conservatives who are up for a fight. His condescending attitude was bound to alienate many new arrivals.

Boehner’s attitude would probably have been fine back in the day, when new members were expected to be seen but not heard. However, in the second decade of the 21st century, it was misguided and inappropriate.

Boehner seemed unable to recognize that the impatience and disillusionment of his adversaries in the caucus were less the product of immaturity than the understandable outgrowth of President Obama’s unprecedented usurpation of power.

Unfortunately, Boehner ran the House as if it were the 1950's. He's refused to adjust to the new reality of the 24 hour cable news cycle, the virulently partisan media, and a President who sees himself as a Dictator. You add in all the crying with the lack of any legislative victories. I'm amazed he has lasted this long.