GOP Buyer's Remorse Is Nice, but It Only Matters if It Leads to Votes

There seems to be a growing tide of GOP buyer's remorse sweeping the country.

Republicans campaigned in 2010 on creating jobs and cutting spending and the deficit. But once in power, both in the U.S. House of Representatives and in numerous states, all those promises went out the window. Instead, they've offered a steady stream of items from the traditional far-right wish list: union busting, blocking abortion, redefining rape, limiting voting rights, going after public radio, etc. Even their budget priorities were not in tune with their campaign promises, as unpopular tax cuts for the rich will outpace their proposed budget cuts. (Not not to mention the petty-seeming, far-right initiatives, like going after a mural supporting labor in Maine and reversing environmentally-friendly cafeteria policies in the House, while spending money to add signs to federal buildings mentioning God.)

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