The Republican party benefits when people are frustrated with the government of America, because they allegedly want to reduce the size (in practice, this belief of themselves means they don't ask whether they REALLY need a new super-fighter, aircraft carrier, subsidy program for their favourite voters, and often grow government's part in the US economy considerably. Of course they really need it - the party of small government can judge a REAL need when they see one.)
So in dark economic times like these, obstructing legislation, focussing on long term problems and seeking short term solutions (debt ceiling), pretending low taxes for the very rich create widespread demand and that any tax increase will be to blame for the further collapse of the economy substitutes very nicely for government - actually trying to rule over problems and end them. Then they can say 'look at all the money you lose to government, and then honestly, nothing happens with it'. Andrew Sullivan puts a couple of good quotes together here.
Their approach to government for, of and by the people parallels that of General Melchett on the important place of kindness.
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