Kevin Drum - June 2010  "The Lone Republican"  | Wed Jun. 9,
2010 11:03 AM GMT  Ezra Klein on Lindsey Graham's decision to
abandon the climate bill he helped write:    I don't know if
it's all been a cynical strategy or not, but it's worth noting
that it hasn't been brilliantly successful. Healthcare passed.
Financial reform looks set to pass. Climate legislation won't,
but let's face it: that's as much due to lack of support from
centrist midwest Democrats as it is to lack of support from
Republicans.  Now, the Republican strategy does seem to have
energized their base and will probably lead to big wins in
November and gridlock down the road. The lesson Republicans are
likely to take away from this is that obstructionism works and
America is a tea party country after all. Hooray! But in fact,
most of this has been baked into the cake for a long time simply
due to lousy economic conditions. It's going to take the GOP a
few more years in the wilderness to figure out just how wrong
they are.  UPDATE: For more o