Lasting Victory

It annoys me when I see someone win because their enemy was too greedy.
You see it all the time if you play video games with any frequency.
It's the person who isn't content to take out a few buildings and leave before help arrives. He wants to finish off the building or unit he came for. He is isolated and destroyed. His advantage is reversed because of simple greed. Now his victim has respite to rebuild and his allies will certainly press their advantage.

So it with poltics. The GOP thought that with a lock hold on the country it would be wise to push their agenda as quickly as possible. Passing gay marriage laws, rigging districts to keep democrats out of office, packing their friends pockets with goverment contracts... the list goes on and on.
Like that novice player they have over extended their lines, instead of a lasting victory they must now settle for short term gains while they focus on rebuilding.

The Republican party opposed de-segregation; and the civil rights movement as a whole. And they have paid for it in more recent times. My generation and the generations after mine are staunchly pro-gay marriage. Religion is less a priority for my generation. When the time comes for us to step up to the plate and take the reins of this country the republican legacy will crumble further. Interested only in immediate victory they keep selling off their future to immediate gain. I will admit that players like Karl Rove are brillant, genius even in their use of tactics. They have snatched impressive victories from a bumbling and weakened enemy.

If you want to accomplish something you need farsighted strategy. Don't just plan for your next battle. Plan for your legacy. I'm also the guy who gets his base torched by a well executed attack. But more often then not I still win the war. I guess it boils down to where you keep your eyes.