Entitlement to Win

The prior post is, to a great extent, required reading to lead into this one.

Behind the Crisis in American Governance: Delusions about the Economy Treated As a Matter of Differing Economic “Taste” – Pt. 1/2

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Devin Smith | Leave a comment

By Michael Hoexter

"Entitlement to Win".  An elegant phrase applied to the Republican Party that begs for a big time analysis.  Michael Hoexter does it exceptionally well.

"There is a sense of “entitlement to win” on the Right that is not mirrored on the supposed “Left” represented by the Democratic Party.  From that sense of entitlement, the Right feels justified in using extreme measures to get its way, including shutting down government to extract political concessions from the party that currently controls both the Presidency and the Senate."

"Republican Exceptionalism" ??  We are excepted from the rules.  Rules are for little people.

See how this dove-tails with the prior post?

It is not just full of nuggets.  It is pure gold.

"When one believes that the world must conform either to one’s own wants or to those of a superior class of people whom one thinks that one represents (the “job creators”), to verbally misrepresent the world or one’s opinions is viewed as a virtue if it serves either your or your patrons’ apparent interests."

Also at New Economic Perspectives today is Bill Black's use of the term  "theoeconomic"  a term he has used in the past, perhaps coined as explained here.