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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Mar 2021

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Will Stancil

    Again, I insist that the "Green Lantern Theory of Politics" describes a chimera (no one in power thinks president can act so unilaterally). What is real and pernicious is the Oblomov Theory of Politics (the belief of powerful Dems that their best choice is not to do anything).https://twitter.com/whstancil/status/1367497958044876807 …

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    Will Stancil @whstancil
    It'll shock you to learn this, but the party defenders have decided it's probably for the best if Democrats don't pass HR1 or anything besides the stimulus. pic.twitter.com/8unO78yTXP
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      1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Mar 2021

        I do take the point that the "Oblomov Theory of Politics" isn't punchy enough because no one knows who Oblomov is. So I'm open to suggestions: who is a universally known lazy character?

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      1. Sensational Gus‏ @sensational_gus 4 Mar 2021
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        “Armando” is a “powerful Dem”? “Hey, everybody gather around! Armando just laid out the best plan that we all will now follow because it’s Armando!” -Schumer

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      1. Nathan Newman  🧭‏ @nathansnewman 4 Mar 2021
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        How is passing the largest economic relief plan containing dozens of new policies a choice to "not do anything." If Dems are stuck with three reconciliation bills (Rescue Plan, Infrastructure and Spending-to-be-Named-Later), that's massive positive policy to run on

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      1. Marisa Moolick‏ @mmoolick 4 Mar 2021
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        Stick with Oblomov! One vote for Oblomov!

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      1. Sean‏ @seanschuerman 4 Mar 2021
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        "The best case scenario is if Dems do nothing with their possibly last chance to stop the GOP from having eternal rule as our unbalanced electoral system favors them more and more."

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      1. David Schraer‏ @davidschraer 4 Mar 2021
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        Armando wants a roaring economy where the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer and he doesn’t care. @ArmandoNDKd

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      2. Seldon Crisis Log‏ @rGiskard_R 4 Mar 2021
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        He's sort of right. Dems should stay away from sweeping immigration changes until after '24. Do the Covid stimulus, then pass a humongous infrastructure bill filled with pork to further juice the economy. Finally slam through a voting security and rights bill. That's it.

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      3. Ghost of Paul Wellstone‏ @wellstoneghost 4 Mar 2021
        Replying to @rGiskard_R @HeerJeet

        I don't disagree with the order of your priorities, generally, however, they should do everything because to get even one of these things accomplished, they will have to end the filibuster. So they should:

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      2. Robert Waldmann‏ @robertwaldmann 4 Mar 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        People do think that the President can and must change public opinion so Senators must follow using "Presidential Leadership". The empirical support for the hypothesis that many believe in the Green Latern Theory of Politics is as strong as the empirical support for Darwinism

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      3. Robert Waldmann‏ @robertwaldmann 4 Mar 2021
        Replying to @robertwaldmann @HeerJeet

        You may find the fact that many people who agree with you on many issues are enthralled by absurd fantasies and confuse "The West Wing" with the actual western part of the building on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. but denying that plain fact reduces your credibility.

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