Well, you make a valid point (that they don’t have alternatives), but that still doesn’t mean they’re so-called conservatives simply because they disagree with the defunding approach. They may not know what to do about Obamacare at this point. To tell the truth, I don’t have any easy answers either so long as Democrats hold the senate and presidency.
I guess we’ll find out who are true allies are if the defunding approach is actually attempted. Once we’re committed, then we need to win it. I think it would do even more harm to the conservative cause to start a government shutdown and then not deliver some sort of political victory when all is said and done.
As I wrote earlier, we need to force some concessions out of Democrats. That’s how a divided government works. We elected a Republican congress, and our votes are just as important as the ones that elected Obama. Since neither side has an outright majority, both should compromise.
That’s my big complaint about Republicans. When we held power, we didn’t roll back government in any meaningful way. Our representatives sold us a line of crap. Now that we share power, we should still be fighting for concessions in order to give Democrats concessions. In the past, however, it always seems like Democrats propose whatever they want, and compromise means giving them only slightly less than that.
I guess we’ll find out who are true allies are if the defunding approach is actually attempted.
Should be:
I guess we’ll find out who our true allies are if the defunding approach is actually attempted.
Once a course of action is determined, Republicans need to learn to stand together. Democrats are very, very good at forcing party unity.