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Republicans wonder: Can we govern?
The Hill ^ | August 2, 2017 | Alexander Bolton and Scott Wong

Posted on 08/02/2017 5:01:37 AM PDT by Cboldt

Republicans are questioning their ability to govern following seven months of constant turmoil capped by the dramatic failure in the Senate to advance ObamaCare repeal. ...

In public, Republican lawmakers for the most part have sought to avoid blaming the steady stream of White House distractions and controversies for their legislative record.

Privately, staff and members are more forthcoming. ...

"We're horrified by the drama coming out of the White House," said a Republican senator who requested anonymity to comment frankly on the administration.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: gope; gopestablishment; liberalmedia; rinos; thehill; theusualsuspects
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Nothing newsworthy in the report. The usual finger pointing. Headline caught my eye, made me laugh. The GOP is governing. They may not like the result, but they are governing.
1 posted on 08/02/2017 5:01:37 AM PDT by Cboldt
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I’m HORRIFIED at NOTHING coming out of Congress!!! ALL they think about is RECESS!


2 posted on 08/02/2017 5:02:27 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Cboldt

The problem is the Senate and the House, not the White House.


3 posted on 08/02/2017 5:10:03 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Cboldt
"We're horrified by the drama coming out of the White House," said a Republican senator who requested anonymity to comment frankly on the administration.

That you, Linda?

4 posted on 08/02/2017 5:11:43 AM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Cboldt

As some wit once said asking the Republicans to govern is like asking Barney Frank to judge the Miss America Pageant. If the interest isn’t there to begin with then the results aren’t going to be that great


5 posted on 08/02/2017 5:14:15 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Cboldt
Republicans wonder: Can we govern?

The answer, clearly, is a resounding NO!

6 posted on 08/02/2017 5:15:39 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (If we're going to look at nature to justify our actions, then I say let's start flinging poop around)
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You misspelled no. It has an “F!” In front of it.


7 posted on 08/02/2017 5:19:57 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: AndyJackson
You misspelled no. It has an “F!” In front of it.

My apologies. You, of course, are correct, sir.

8 posted on 08/02/2017 5:20:57 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (If we're going to look at nature to justify our actions, then I say let's start flinging poop around)
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We're horrified by the drama coming out of the White House

GOPe is horrified, Harry Reid is deeply saddened, and Chuck the Shumer is laughing so hard he is crying.

Imagine a United States Senator without the balls to go on record. I guess the cloak room needs to be turned into a safe space where they won't be reminded that they are in charge and no excuses are acceptable.

9 posted on 08/02/2017 5:21:35 AM PDT by NutsOnYew (If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be.)
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"We're horrified by the drama coming out of the White House," said a Republican senator

Their horror is because one of their own elitist BigGov Globalists isn't sitting in the White House.

They weren't horrified when Barack Obama openly set about dismantling America and the Constitution, arming our enemies and giving them pallets loaded with billions of taxpayer dollars.

They weren't horrified when Hillary Clinton used her office for private gain and vowed to complete Obama's "fundamental transformation" of America.

But they are horrified to have sitting in the White House a plain speaking patriot who was elected by the very people they detest, have lied to and ignored year after year.


10 posted on 08/02/2017 5:21:36 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (We were Trumpin' before Trumpin' was cool.....)
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They can build a wall, or they can be put up against one eventually.


11 posted on 08/02/2017 5:23:18 AM PDT by The Toll
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They cannot govern if leadership doesn’t hold them responsible for their campaign promises.


12 posted on 08/02/2017 5:26:11 AM PDT by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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The Democrats have one thing going for them, namely, they march in lockstep. The party is a coalition of little interests, each of which supports the other, even if they don’t agree with them.


13 posted on 08/02/2017 5:29:08 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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The Republicans are in the midst of a serious miscalculation here. They firmly believe that their lack of success (and the blame if they lose the congress in the next election) is due to low support for Donald Trump. In reality, the opposite is true.

Should they continue to oppose Trump, the traditional Republican base will stay home, and they will lose both the House and Senate. They have completely misunderstood the electorate and abandoned their core.

The Republicans are in serious trouble, and they can’t see what the truth is right in front of their face.


14 posted on 08/02/2017 5:39:34 AM PDT by Magnatron
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But they are horrified to have sitting in the White House a plain speaking patriot who was elected by the very people they detest, have lied to and ignored year after year.

"We have to protect our phony-baloney jobs!"

-PJ

15 posted on 08/02/2017 5:40:23 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Cboldt

Alexander Bolton is a dyed in the wool, no talent hack/flunky/step and fetchit servile slave for the dnc.


16 posted on 08/02/2017 5:43:12 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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-- Should they continue to oppose Trump, the traditional Republican base will stay home, and they will lose both the House and Senate. --

That is what they desire. Failure to deliver is not a miscalculation. They had no intention of delivering, and expected to lose, at least to lose the WH.

The two party squabble is as fake as pro wrestling. Both parties are in business to control and fleece the public.

17 posted on 08/02/2017 5:43:29 AM PDT by Cboldt
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I hope not. I want Trump to govern, not the GOPe.


18 posted on 08/02/2017 5:47:29 AM PDT by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: Cboldt

They should consider trying to Govern in accordance with the will of the people. I bet that would make it far easier.


19 posted on 08/02/2017 5:50:28 AM PDT by The Toll
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Unfortunately, neither the demodummies NOR the rino’s have the capacity to govern anything, not even themselves. This country is sooo doomed, one hates to imagine what the coming years will be like here in the U.S. The youth of today have been dumb down to the point where they will need help putting on their own clothes in the AM. (Yes, there are some who have resisted this phenomenon) Glad I am on the downhill side of my time here.
20 posted on 08/02/2017 6:17:39 AM PDT by DaveA37
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