In 2008, we naively thought that the GOP would recognize that they were on the wrong side of history, and help work with the new president for the good of the country. Everyone knew that the only path out of Bush's recession was stimulus spending, and lots of it, just like was required to pull us out of the Great Depression.
The GOP realized that they were trapped....if President Barack Obama was seen to be the great hero, leading the country out of Bush's mess, then the game was over for the GOP.
So they conspired to block the new president at every turn, only allowed a token stimulus to be implemented, and magically created the TEA Party to demonize deficit spending.
So, what calculations are the trapped animals making today, and how can we stop them?