Let's Go... Republicans?

Eugene Robinson is great! Check out his latest column:

The one thing I can say about the Republicans is that they have been generally supportive of Obama in his approach to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. On myriad domestic issues, however, they have been consistently obstructionist. As Obama said Wednesday: "Opposing our approach on every front is probably not a good political strategy."

It's also not good for the country. The economic crisis is of such depth and complexity that no one can be certain how best to tackle it. There's a broad consensus in favor of health-care reform, but the details remain to be worked out. Energy is a huge and complicated issue, but shifting to a "green" economy will involve big dislocations and require considerable sacrifice. None of this stuff is easy, and while I support Obama's progressive approach in all these areas, I realize that vigorous debate can only increase the odds of getting the big policy choices right.

...A modern Republican Party would have argued for a modified stimulus package, not a bunch of tax cuts that most economists agree couldn't possibly do what a stimulus is supposed to do. A modern Republican Party would share in the Democrats' outrage at the inefficiency and unfairness of our health insurance system and would work to shape true reform rather than prevent it. A modern Republican Party would recognize that "no" is not the answer that Americans want to hear.