Not dense. Not one bit. Before obama flees the country, what to do? Read him the rules and turn him into a victim (a role he relishes, by the way), or pump some sunshine up his ass and make him look and feel needed, important, and presidential? Let his minions relax and take it easy. We aint gonna hurt anybody. Don't worry, be happy. Politicians dissimulate. Successful politicians do it intuitively and well. Now isn't the time to drop the hammer; we're not even organized yet, and the rats are in full defensive mode. Run out the lame duck session, get moved in, get organized. Define our duties and our principles and then get to work. With a smile. Co-opt the rats, beat them at their own game until it's our game, with our rules. They'll eventually be unemployed, but they'll still never believe that we did it to them. And that's fine.
Rush is a highly paid broadcast professional, who owns his program lock, stock, and barrel. He can say and do what he pleases. The responsibility is his alone. Issa is a congressman, who needs to use a different procedure to achieve his much different ends, which effect the lives and livelihoods of the entire citizenry. The minute he presumes to own his gig, that's the time for him to go.
In other words, be a conservative and not just a go along to get along type of guy (my paraphrasing) I personally don't care about the house rules as much as I care about stopping the spending, destroying the medical care etc. Already some companies are going to bail on health care for their employees based on what is coming down the pike with the democrat health care destroying rules....
As far as what to do before Obama flee's the country. (your words) If I were in Washington I'd ignore the SOB and do what I was elected to do. Has nothing to do with Obama...He is a different branch of government...
All budgets start in the house of rep. Not the White house.. The only choice the president has to to accept or reject with his veto....I'd put out the bills the country wants and let the bastard veto them all along with democrats in the senate...No new spending, concentrate on fixing what they tried to destroy and screw the democrats. They can come along or not, their choice and with their losses this last time I don't think too many want to go on unemployment like their 60+ friends just did....
The only way to get along with a liberal is to be a harder ass politican than they are.. They should fear republican and not the other way around....(wishful thinking on my part)