Try reading my previous post again. If the GOP halts the gov’t by not passing the CR, then the media will crucify them.
They don’t have the leverage now. They will when the debt ceiling is up and they can force the Dems to produce a budget.
Even then, we are the minority in the Senate, so we can’t just “defund” and “demand” the Dems do anything.
It’s about governing, not throwing tantrums.
I didn’t say the GOP had to shut down the gov. I said they had to fight. This is political warfare. The Dems are out to destroy us and control the country. They go about by battling every single day. I expect the same from the people I voted for.
Why is gay marriage and immigration dominating the news? Because the Dems don’t want to talk about the economy and no budget barack. Why is the beltway GOP letting them set the agenda WITHOUT a fight?
My main issue with the GOP isn’t the losing. I know the GOP is a minority. The problem is the lack of fight. Being lead from one crisis to the next by the nose.
We have had numerous new reports of the exploding cost estimates for kenyancare in recent days. Now is an appropriate time to slow the train and press the dems. But Boehner and McConnell refused to fight. Like always. That’s why they lose.
Sorry, I reread your post and can see from your lack of reply to my cogent points that you are a big fan of the Boehner/McConnell/Romney/Pribus tip toe through the tulips loser strategy. Have a nice day, FRiend.
Just like how they used their leverage during the lame duck 2010 session?
Just like how they used their leverage during the 2011 debt ceiling debate?
Just like how they used their leverage during the 2012 debt ceiling debate?
What leverage do Republicans have when Boehner says he trusts Obama completely, Pelosi says she "smokes Boehner out," and McConnell undermines Boehner during the debt ceiling debates?
-PJ