GOP Leaders Root for Failure on Immigration

senateconservatives.com ^ | 2/5/15

[cotton1706]

There's a simple way for Republicans to stop President Obama's executive amnesty – defund it and don't back down.

Unfortunately, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have already indicated that they plan to capitulate.

By vowing to do whatever the president wants to keep him from shutting down the government, both leaders have surrendered the power of the purse, which is one of the only checks Congress has on the Executive Branch.

This is why Senate Democrats are united in blocking the House bill to stop the president's amnesty even though as many as eight of them previously said they oppose his action. Why should these Democrats compromise when they know Republicans will ultimately give them everything they want?

The GOP establishment claims that they share the same goals as conservatives and that we only differ on tactics, but even if we believed that (and we don't) their tactics are lousy. Preemptive surrender always leads to defeat.

Let's be honest. Republican leaders are planning to fund amnesty.

For the next several weeks, you're going to hear RINOs like Senator John McCain (R-AZ) say that winning this fight isn't possible because there aren't 60 votes in the Senate. Each time they say this, they will embolden the Democrats to stand their ground. These Republicans are rooting for failure.

Leader McConnell may hold several votes on the bill, but he won't actually do what it takes to pass it. He won't passionately make the moral argument for stopping amnesty. He won't force the Democrats to do a talking filibuster or cancel the upcoming recess to expose their obstruction.

[DH]

What is so shocking about this?

We all knew what to expect from the timid Republican “leaders” when they were reelected.

Anyone who voted for an “establishment” Republican is getting exactly what they deserve.

“Go along to get along” is the Republican motto and it will never change.

[oh8eleven]

Enough already. It's time we TERM LIMIT senators and congress critters too. Take a look at the List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service page.
Two things to note - the vast majority of "hangers on" are DemoRATS ... and the vast majority of same held office within the last 50-60 years.

[Yogafist]

Amnesty, is a done deal. The only thing the Republicans are doing now, is trying to limit political fall out. Their two avenues appear to be funding Obama’s lawlessness while whining they don’t have the power to stop him, a lie, or removing the issue by giving Obama a legacy that will stand, an amnesty bill, hence the bogus border security bill the Republicans tried to sneak to the floor. Vote for the guy with the R behind his name they said...

[Georgia Girl 2]

Republican voters prepare for disappointment on a wide scale.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Both parties owned by the same people.

Amnesty

Obamacare are a done deal. Treason ? Yes.