
A Summary and Explanation
I believe one can explain almost all of what happens in politics and government by reference to the rules of politics are set out in the last 10 days. They were developed through my experience in politics and elected office. Here they all are in one spot, and if you need more information about what the rules mean, you can reference the individual explanations:
Ray Haynes Rule of Politics
“In this country, there is the evil party and the stupid party and it is not hard to tell which is which.” “Republicans lose elections because they break their campaign promises. Democrats lose elections because they keep theirs.” “Democrats are intensely partisan, and they prove that partisanship by screwing Republicans whenever they are in power. Republicans are intensely nonpartisan, and they prove that nonpartisanship by screwing Republicans whenever they are in power. So it doesn’t matter who is in power, Republicans get screwed.” “At some time in political history, Democrats married Unions as their partner in the path to political power, and Republicans married the business community as theirs. … Read More