We already know what economic policies work best for our country. Clinton knew that we had to cut spending and increase revenues. We had revenues of 20% of GDP and 4 straight surpluses (3 after vetoing the GOP's $700+ billion tax cut) .


Then something terrible happened, the Republicans gained complete control in 2001 and instead of sticking with what was working they decided that their ideology was more important. The debt has gone up $12+ trillion since then.We’re left, in other words, with the challenge of reconciling Wehner’s impressions and quantifiable evidence, such as these DW-NOMINATE scores, which clearly help prove the opposite of the Republican’s intended conclusion.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/one-party-has-become-more-extreme-and-one-hasnt