This originated as a comment in LaFeminista's We're not amused post from yesterday. I was surprised by the reaction and elected to post it as a diary, fleshed out and spell-corrected.
In this piece
by pundit Eugene Robinson Republicans are portrayed as "entrenched" is a poor assessment.
Here’s the basic problem: The Democratic Party seems likely to grow ever stronger nationally while the GOP remains firmly entrenched locally. This means the stubborn, maddening, unproductive standoff between a Democratic president and a Republican majority in the House may be the new normal.
It is just too nicey-nice. And in being so, it misses the reality: Republicans are powerfully, systematically and successfully fucking the entire process.