The GOP’s War On Obama’s Executive Action Lasted About 5 Minutes

Talking Points Memo ^ | December 3, 2014 | Sahil Kapur

[C19fan]

Five months ago, conservative were so livid over President Barack Obama's upcoming "executive amnesty" that incoming House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) couldn't bring himself to rule out impeaching the president as punishment.

Now, even firebrand Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Obama's chief immigration foes, have ruled that out. GOP leaders were never seriously considering the idea, but they've successfully tamped down any talk of it.

What's more, Republicans may be on the brink of avoiding a government shutdown fight, at least until March, and effectively permitting the executive actions by "Emperor Obama," as Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) office has dubbed him, with no pushback other than a symbolic vote of disapproval.

[TomGuy]

What the hell do you suggest? Sit at home? In Maryland, the guy I voted for in the primary lost and we got some extreme, uneducated individual to run against Steny Hoyer. Do you suggest I stay at home? Vote third party? Write in? Just exactly what do you and people like you want us to do? What is your solution?

Good questions. Some of us have been asking them since early 2000s, the era of Frist and Lott and Hastert.

Today, this thread appears:

Trent Lott's advice to Mitch McConnell: 'Deal sternly' with GOP obstructionists

Obstructionists = Conservatives.

The problems are within the GOP. Many have been advocating changes from within. That has not worked so well.

One thing is sure: voting for the same does NOT produce a different result.