This is not politics as usual
这不是和以往一样的政治
Indeed, the system is already dangerously close to seizing up. The present Congress is the most polarised of modern times. The Republican landslide in the 2010 mid-terms swept a new breed of conservative zealot into office, destroying the middle ground and making legislating next to impossible. The Supreme Court is polarised, too—so much so that it might strike down Obamacare, the president's flagship achievement, on the deciding vote of a single judge.
实际上,政府已经有停摆的危险。美国近代历史中,现今的美国国会现极化最严重。2010年美国中期选举共和党取得大胜,国会涌入一群新的保守主义狂热者,破坏了国会的中间立场,同时让立法变得近乎不可能。最高法院也极化严重---因此它可能会因法官的决定票而否定奥巴马这个一流的医改方案。
In short, America is in dire need of the sort of comity Mr Obama promised in 2008. We are not red states and blue states, he said then, we are the United States. What a pity that he is changing tack this time, bashing the rich via gimmicks such as the "Buffett rule" (which is supposed to make millionaires like Mr Romney pay at least the same tax rate as their secretaries) and galvanising his base by brushing aside even the sensible part of the Republican argument that something radical must be done to curb entitlement spending. He may feel he has no choice. But it is a miserable portent for the future.
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