I think this right here is the problem our side faces.
We continually self sabotage ourselves by expecting miracles from the GOP leadership. So we put all our focus on them instead of focusing on how the 0 Democrats are blocking every real reform being presented.
Rather then continually blame the GOP leadership for doing the best they can with a weak hand, how about Conservatives finally focus on the real roadblock here?
The 0 Democrats.
If the GOP held the Senate majority CCB sails through this week leaving 0 in an untenable political position.
So instead of endlessly complaints that the GOP isn’t doing the absolutely impossible, how about we focus on the real enemies to our values?
The current leadership of the Democrat Party.
"We have found the enemy and he is us." [Pogo]
The TEA PARTY should look out for itself first, not carry water for shills like Boehner. Now is the time to show America that we mean business, that this isn't just something we're doing because we're out of power. We need to show hacks like Boehner that we mean business, that we're not going to go back to sleep when the GOP regains control.
You talk about what would happen if the GOP held the majority. How quickly you forget. Just a few short years ago, they DID. And what did they do? They raised the debt limit and increased the debt. Where was the tea party then?
GOPers think we're stupid. They think we'll go back to sleep. They think they can hoodwink us, and maybe they are right. Time will tell.
Get it through your head. The GOP is not our party. They are a professional political organization that we will either control, or be controlled by.
“Rather then continually blame the GOP leadership for doing the best they can with a weak hand, how about Conservatives finally focus on the real roadblock here”
I keep hearing this stuff about Boehner holding a weak hand. I’m trying to understand (really, no disrespect at all intended). If the Senate doesnt pass the bill the house sends them or if they do and the president doesnt sign...
Then they dont get the money...
We don’t default on anything as there is plenty of revenue to service the dept and pay for whats important.
How is that a bad thing. It seems like a win win situation and the vast majority of the country gets to see just how much the FedGov doesnt matter in their daily lives.
I feel the hand the Speaker holds is a very good one. He has a full house with Aces and Kings but he plays it like he’s holding a pair of twos. This is what make me angry.
Am i missing something? I remember the shut down in the 90’s. Folks were amazed at how little it affected things.