I like it because a government shutdown would only hurt Republicans more and make Obama and Democrats come out smelling like roses.
Under current political circumstances, this is the best deal conservatives could get - modestly smaller government or least putting the country on that road.
Without their having to commit political suicide and that’s a meaningful victory! In the meantime, Obamacare remains the political albatross around the Democrats’ necks in 2014.
“I like it because a government shutdown would only hurt Republicans more and make Obama and Democrats come out smelling like roses.”
I don’t understand this mentality that the GOP MUST avoid a shutdown at all costs. By definition, this puts us in a weakened position with any negotiation, which is why we end up with such a horrible deal.
With the president’s poll numbers at their lowest point ever, and his credibility all but lost with the American people, Repubs are not the ones that should be cowering in the corner trying to avoid a fight. If they’re not willing to fight under these conditions, when will they ever?
No, the House leadership promised only 6 weeks ago not to worry about abandoning the Obamacare fight, because they would ABSOLUTELY hold the line on sequester-level cuts. Now, they are all too willing to break these promises and throw away the one bit of fiscal restraint we’ve had in recent years.
With trillion dollar annual deficits, we should be fighting for DEEPER cuts than the sequester levels, and should never even consider accepting a dollar more. But of course, that would require a leadership that actually believed in reducing spending. And we haven’t had that since Newt was in charge.
Obviously you are just a couple of squishy RINO’s!
/sarc