This is what passes for \u201cthinking\u201d at the leading conservative \u201cthink tank,\u201d the Heritage Foundation.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week [May 2013], the Heritage Foundation\u2019s executive director sent a letter to Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, urging them to avoid introducing legislation and to, instead, focus attention on White House \u201cscandals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2026we urge you to avoid bringing any legislation to the House Floor that could expose or highlight major schisms within the conference. Legislation such as the internet sales tax or the FARRM Act, which contains nearly $800 billion in food stamp spending, would give the press a reason to shift their attention away from the failures of the Obama administration to write another \u201ccircular firing squad\u201d article.<\/p>\n

\u2026Rather than scheduling such legislation for consideration, we urge you to keep the attention focused squarely on the Obama administration. As the public\u2019s trust in their government continues to erode, it is incumbent upon those of us who support a smaller, less intrusive government to lead.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There it is: the naked truth about the Republican Congressional \u201cagenda,\u201d brought to you straight from the \u201cheart\u201d of the Republican strategy machine: Don\u2019t waste time on actual legislation. Don\u2019t discuss issues. Pay no attention to your job description. Don\u2019t do anything that might be construed as \u201cgoverning.\u201d Don’t talk about the merits of any issues. Instead: Create scandals. Hold hearings. Investigate. Investigate again. Point fingers. Distract the public from the issues that really matter to them. Destroy Obama. Wreck government. But for gawd\u2019s sake, don\u2019t deviate from the party line, don\u2019t reveal any differences of opinions among yourselves, and don\u2019t legislate. That could be dangerous.<\/p>\n

You can read the full letter here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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