Posted on 03/04/2011 5:35:29 AM PST by Doc Savage
Based on what you've seen over the last 45 days are you impressed with Boehner and the GOP's agenda in the House of Representatives, or do you feel it's just 'Business as Usual' inside the Beltway? Are they acting with a sense of urgency to save the economy and the country? Are they using the mandate given to them by the Tea Party? Your thoughts.
Business as usual. Doing just enough to avoid getting hassled by the tea party. The ones that were good before are still good. The ones that were careerist tools before still are.
I have to agree with your assesment here
Slightly better than BAU. At least some effort is being made. However, it is far too little, and far too late.
Boehner has been a tad better than I expected, but he’s only one good cry away from losing all respect for him as a leader.
It’s no wonder the Left doesn’t go after him with drawn knives like they do every other Republican Speaker. They don’t see him as a real threat.
Some Observations:
1) There are still too many RINO’s in congress along with the senate to roll back government spending.
2) It will take several elections cycles to weed out the RINO’s and replace fiscal conservatives.
3) The last 45 days of the Tea Party/GOP congress are like a child’s learning move by his/herself. One has to learn to crawl before they walk.
4) We MUST back the conservative members of congress even MORE then the left backs their lefty counterparts.
5) We are in a war started by the left over 80 years ago. There will be setbacks. There will be victories. We must remain diligent.
6) Best hope for this congress is to hold position until 2012 when HOPEFULLY, more conservatives join congress.
Business as usual.
Trimming a department or programs budget sends the message that the program itself is worthwhile but we just don’t want to fully fund it for some reason or other. By doing this all GOP ever does is legitimize the Dems and make themselves look like uncaring, mean-spirited cheapskates. They need to oppose programs and departments not just their funding levels.
Stand for something rather than positioning yourself as a cheaper lite version of the opposition. Who wants second best?
Passing a substantial budget cut requires cunning and stealth, lest the media condemn the process too early to succeed.
We would all prefer a bold club swinging, ax slashing, take no prisoners approach, but that must be built upon more measured early success.
We only control the House, while Obama and the Senate can stomp anything they pass, if not done carefully.
$4 billion in cuts in the CR every two weeks is quite a unique form of incrementalism. I’m on board till 2012.
I give them a partial thumbs up, but I will withhold wild eyed cheering until they accomplish real tax cutting legislation of great significance that is passed and signed into law by the one.
I wanted more, expected less and they so far have delivered more less.
“It’s no wonder the Left doesn’t go after him with drawn knives like they do every other Republican Speaker. They don’t see him as a real threat.”
You are right Boehner is not a threat. He will play ball that is what he does. We still have too many RINO’s running the show. Notice how they have managed to freeze out the Tea Party and bring along the more moderate youngsters like Cantor, Ryan and McCarthy. These “young guns” are really just “young country club republicans.” They will try to make modest cuts in spending to rationalize their next campaign thats about it folks. The train is still hurtling down the tracks.
They have tried to do some interesting things, but business as usual still appears to be a huge problem.
With the exception of those like Bachmann and King, it’s business as usual. And it’s going to bring a revolution to this country when the goodies run out.
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