The Alternative? A much better breed of Republican with respect for the Constitution, National Security and fiscal responsibility.
You know, what we thought we were electing.
Did you really think that is what you were electing?
You were electing a man who has to play the hand he is dealt. In the Senate he has to find a way to hold all 55 Republican votes including the 19 RINOs and then pick up the votes of at least 5 DINOs. Otherwise Reid will filibuster any proposal and it is dead.
To get the votes of 19 RINOs and 5 DINOs they have to be given something. Getting anything done is always based on the art of negotiation. Some things a president wants to do can't be done because the price is too high. Some times the price is worth it. Sometimes it is not.
You need to understand the real world. It is alway Senators saying.. "Give me X and I will vote for Y". That produces a counter proposal of, I will give you V if you vote for Y. The usual compromise requires giving the senator W to vote for Y. Presidents shop all the Rinos and Dinos to find the cheapest price for 60 votes. For the right price sometimes a rock ribbed Liberal can be bought .... if the the libearl wants something bad enough. Sometimes the price of a conservative is too high to pay. Sometimes the price, for what ever reason, is too high so the goal is never achieved. Sometimes, not often the president gets a bargain.
That is the real world. Anything else is just naive fantasy.