Posted on 12/11/2014 5:30:20 AM PST by bestintxas
Call it the mysterious case of the Incredible Shrinking GOP.
Barely one month ago, the party sailed to victory in one of the biggest rout election waves of the past century. They ran the board and took control of the U.S. Senate. They grew to historic levels in the U.S. House. The Democratic Party was left in tatters in state, local, and governor races across the country.
But today, just a few weeks later, before GOPers even take hold of their new reins of power, the party is crying poverty. They are stricken with paralysis. House Speaker John A. Boehner, known for his weeping, begs powerlessness.
"Frankly, we have limited options and limited abilities to deal with it directly," Mr. Boehner said last week when asked about President Obama's unconstitutional executive action to grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens presently living illegally in the U.S.
"Limited options?" "Limited abilities?" We have an unbridled madman in the White House right now taking a machete to the U.S. Constitution and the leader of the opposition party that was just thrust to power in a historic rejection of the president and his cleptocratic policies is now talking about "limited" options and abilities?
Funny, I don't recall a single Republican running in a single race this year on a campaign that Republicans in Congress have only "limited" options and abilities to stop Mr. Obama. No, in fact, every single one of them ran their entire campaigns on the singular promise that we have to vote for Republicans so they could stop Mr. Obama. And Americans voted.
Now the chads have not even settled yet and already we are being told the whole meaning of the election is something different now. Now that they have won.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
This country desperately needs a hero. So far, none has appeared.
Unless a hero emerges the U.S.A. is doomed. Pray that a hero will burst forth to lead this nation. America has always been able to produce what is necessary. She can now. If there is such a hero, he (or she) will declare himself, and his rise to leadership will be inexorable.
AMERICAN HERO, WHERE ARE YOU?
YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU!
I don’t know why the US Senate website doesn’t carry that info, it would seem logical, but Democrats aren’t.
I understand these newly elected people are in orientation, and have been since shortly after the election.
Here is a link to a good place for political and government content, and an article today on your question:
http://mccarvillereport.com/archives/25143
Here is a quote on the date:
“The Senate will meet for organizational day on Jan. 6, where leaders will be formally elected and rules for the 2015 session will be passed.”
Hope that is what you wanted.
When they begin to coalesce into a unified movement, they will seize control of the destiny of the U.S.A.
Just what will cause this coalescence to occur cannot be foreseen right now. But when it happens, their anger and outrage will be transmuted into meaningful action, and the world will see--yet again--the power of American puissance and imagination.
The decadents will tremble.
The good will rejoice.
And the world will be overcome with awe at the sheer power of goodness, truth, and decency.
Does anyone really need to guess which option McConnell/Boehner will choose?
Agree, only strong states will bring America back around, as they brought us up in the first place.
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IMO if we gave the GOP a 60 seat majority in the Senate they would still be a majory effing disappointment.
“if the GOP won’t fight now, then we’ll see the rise of the Tea Party, and the demise of the Republicans.”
No we won’t. We will see a lot of bluster, some strong comments, but in the end they will do what they always do. Ramp up for an election then fade into the woodwork.
If the TEA Party wants to do something, they need to act now, get behind someone and fight back against the Establishment. There are millions of TEA party members all across the country. Be a force. Pick an advertiser on MSNBC and boycott them until they drop advertising.
We learned nothing from Reagan. That’s the sad part.
This seems more a strategy to silence conservatives.
Look for presidential candidates to be give a free symbolic no vote.
call the house switchboard. 2pm is the vote.
The GOPe is doing just what their masters tell them. Plus they are voting with the DEM’s because they want the same outcome/things.
See my tagline, He is controlling everything and His will is going to be accomplished, just exactly as he said it would be.
No harm in reminders is there?
The grubering of America.
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