[Pan_Yan]

Plays right into the Democrats hands. “The Republicans were willing to work on a compromise but the fringe tea party kooks and their representatives shut down the government and threw grandma in the street.”

[Exton1]

Pan Yan What are you a troll? The Tea Party is not fringe, its main steam and patriotic. When did standing up for the US Constitution become fringe? This is a sick ignorant comment.

[Jedidah]

Yes. Thank you for stating the truth succinctly.

Just what do the House Republicans think they can realistically get done?

They control half of Congress. It takes all of Congress, both houses, plus an Executive signature, to enact legislation.

Compromise, in this case, is NOT a dirty word. Take what we can, keep the pressure on, and take both houses next November. That’s all we can realistically hope for.

But realism doesn’t seem to be a word these people understand.

[FreeReign]

Plays right into the Democrats hands. “The Republicans were willing to work on a compromise but the fringe tea party kooks and their representatives shut down the government and threw grandma in the street.”

It's time to do what's right and not worry about what lying Democrats say.