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I know you're being facetious, but Obama's tightrope routine was less about appeasing Republicans and more about not spooking the racists in the Democratic party. Even with that approach Obama lost 1.8% of the vote between 2008 and 2012. Had he lost reelection, the system would have interpreted it as a sign that black folks weren't qualified for the office.
McCarthy’s deal with the far right also resulted in the new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. Chaired by Representative Jim Jordan under the Judiciary Committee, the weaponization subcommittee seems to be the broad sword Republicans will wield over the next few years. 

Get ready, we're going to hear a lot about them >

It is their new House Unamerican Activities Committee and it will be just as fraudulent and ultimately embarrassing. >

I doubt it will be as "successful". Republican politicians don't actually care about the investigations, they do it to con their voters and their financial backers. There is no ideological motive this time around, just grift. >

They use this as outrage theater and to keep 'dem under investigation' headlines churning. They found nothing during the 8 benghazi investigations, but they kept hillary out of the whitehouse. >

Yeah I think people too easily forgot that those investigations, while fruitless, muddied the water enough to make a tangible difference >

So simple: keep them out of the news cycle.  No talk = no issues. >

Good luck with that one. >

At this point I honestly believe the best thing Democrats could do is openly mock these idiots. MTG wants to investigate space lazers? Play along, then point and laugh. McCarthy wants more Hunter's Dick for his collection? Play along, then point and laugh. Geatz wants to investigate Grooming? Give him a mirror. 
I'm tired of playing make believe. The Republican Party is a party of idiots, and we saw how well "going high" went. >

"Going high" was basically appeasement. I am also tired of this liberal milquetoast "we can't call them Fascist cus it's mean," so-called "strategy."
Does anyone still sincerely think that if you go easy on Rightwingers, they'll stop attacking women's rights, public education, anti-corruption, environmental policies, public infrastructure, and so on?
Whenever I hear a whine about "civility" I just want to ask where was the civility when hundreds of Conservatives marched through Charlottesville chanting "blood and soil" because the state decided to take down a statue of a fucking traitor. >

A lot of that was from a Black president, who had to avoid looking like an aggressive Black man at all cost (similar issue applies to any female candidate).
That's why you unfortunately need an angry or snarky White guy (think Al Franken, Tim Ryan, John Fetterman) to play the attack dog. >

Fair point. Obama wore a tan suit once. If only he had led a coup attempt instead, then maybe Republicans would've liked him.