An albatross for Republicans
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="albatross">albatross</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span>, <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span> <span word="affiliated">affiliated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="vehemently">vehemently</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="bail">bail</span>-<span word="outs">outs</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bail">bail</span>-<span word="outs">outs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="albatross">albatross</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="office">office</span>-<span word="seekers">seekers</span> (<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> 99%, <span word="Economist">Economist</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 14, 2011).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="style">style</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="see">see</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="shared">shared</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span>. <span word="Foreigners">Foreigners</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="republicans">republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="simplification">simplification</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="group">group</span> – <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="waning">waning</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="bail">bail</span>-<span word="outs">outs</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="bail">bail</span>-<span word="outs">outs</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>). <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="republicans">republicans</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laissez">laissez</span> <span word="faire">faire</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="governmental">governmental</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="disagree">disagree</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="bailing">bailing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="party">party</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>.</p>
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