The last half-century has shown us four things that come with Republicans in power:
- Exploding deficits. (“Reagan proved that deficits don’t matter,” quoth Darth Cheney.)
- Scandal (Not a blow-job-in-the-White-House scandal, but a major outrage, e.g. Iran-Contra, Valerie Plame.)
- Invasion of a country perceived to be unable to defend itself. (Grenada, Panama, Afghanistan/Iraq)
- Taxpayer bailout of financial industry after meltdown brought on by repealed regulation. (Savings & Loan, Derivative Trading)
The current administration has already given us numbers 1 and 2; number 3 is in the works. As sure as Mitch McConnell is democracy’s gravedigger, number 4 is coming.