If you like being permanently in the minority be my guest.
Another government shutdown was and is an immediate loser for the GOP at-large. Sure some more conservative districts wouldn’t change a dot, but a lot of the GOP districts (I’m in Tiberi’s BTW) are already trending more purpleish, and losing those districts gives Peloser another chance at being Speaker.
No thanks, I’ll pass, even if it means a 2 year budget deal that sucks - just to avoid that scenario.
If you like being permanently in the minority be my guest.
Another government shutdown was and is an immediate loser for the GOP at-large. Sure some more conservative districts wouldn’t change a dot, but a lot of the GOP districts (I’m in Tiberi’s BTW) are already trending more purpleish, and losing those districts gives Peloser another chance at being Speaker.
No thanks, I’ll pass, even if it means a 2 year budget deal that sucks - just to avoid that scenario.
I never said blindly shutdown the government. I said engage the Democrats. Boehner & McConnell steadfastly refused to do so for years. They will not suddenly be an engaged opposition party in 2014. McConnell already let slip we need to wait until 2016.
The Dems are already messaging their voters for 2014. What exact is the GOP strategy now for 2014? There is none other than tell us they want to repeal obamacare (after funding it again). They have deliberately removed what little leverage points they had fully funding everything.
Other than hold a debate club on The Hill the GOP has no game plan. That’s not how you beat rampaging marxists. You need to see that the beltway GOP is totally content in the minority with Obama in the WH.
The problem is inside the beltway. Stop blaming conservatives call a spade a spade.