Sometimes you just have to let the fever play out to heal the body. The rising heat burns off the virus.
Right now, if the Tea Party won, its numbers in Congress would not be as damaging. A majority in Congress would not be that nuts. Emboldened by victory the Tea Party's elected officeholders would vent their nonsense thinking they are going to control things from now on. The public will see how extreme they are and in two years a wary populace will return to normal.
Its like damming up a stream. The pressure builds and then it all breaks out worse than if you had tapped it in in the beginning.
Give the fever its head. Like all flames it will exhaust its fuel and die out! Risky yeah but sometimes you have to take the leap rather than quiver in the face of fire.
It's too risky. You are dealing folk who are both bullies and very stupid.
ReplyDeleteA lot of Germans voted for Hitler in 1933 (he was elected in a free election) because they didn't believe he really meant his most extreme statements. Well, they were wrong.