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There is a failure of leadership, but it is not unilatteral...
Rush LImbaugh, Eric Cantor, Boehner and McConnel have all raised thier arms and yelled

"SUCCESS !"



The day after Obama was elected we heard the central strategy of the Republican party.

"I HOPE HE FAILS."

of course to create a failure for Obama one would have to create failure for the nation at large.

McConnel confirmed the failure strategy when he said "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.... Our single biggest political goal is to give our nominee for president the maximum opportunity to be successful."



This wasn't just some throwaway line -- McConnell is explaining, on the record, how he intends to approach the policymaking process in 2011 and 2012. And as far as the Republicans' Senate leader is concerned, all of his efforts will be built around destruction.

It's tempting to think responsible lawmakers, when asked about their top goals, would talk about job creation, national security, immigration policy, energy, etc. But not Mitch McConnell. He sees destroying the president of the United States in the midst of multiple crises as his "single most important" goal. This is what the administration is supposed to negotiate with next year.