The best reason so far not to do the coin trick

[drwex]

Props to Felix Salmon in his blog for pushing commonsense reasoning against the coin trick: it's just going to make the situation worse.

To wit, we get into this mess because the Republicans in the House are intransigent. Who here thinks doing an end-run around them is going to make them more cooperative?

Comments

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

I figure the GOP is intractable regardless, succumbing to yet another hostage situation is a Bad Idea, and the coin trick is probably at least not impeachment attempt fodder.

[drwex]

Yeah, I read Dean's column, too. I think he's blowing wind, though I guess it's not entirely impossible that they'd try it.

[dcltdw]

and the coin trick is probably at least not impeachment attempt fodder.

Am I being more-cynical-than-thou? I would think the GOP would be looking for any excuse to do exactly that. (Echo chambers, Fox entertainment, impeachment... I'unno, maybe I'm being too cynical.)