I know better than to expect more than that
Now they have lined up the debt limit, automatic budget cuts and CR end date to the same time, And they are demanding that Reid pass a budget between now and then.
So I assume they are thinking of using all these together in some way when O starts demanding they pass them again in three months.
Krauthammer wrote a column pointing out the obvious, Rs lost the election. They expected to take the Senate and the WH and instead lost seats in the Senate and House. So expecting Republicans in House to force the other two Dem houses to do things that they swore they wouldnt do as if they were both Republican controlled is unrealistic.
Here are some things the House can (not) do by itself: No amnesty, no gun bans, no VAWA extension, no adding public plan to O care, all things Dems are calling for the House to do. Those are all places to make last stands. Let see O force the House to do those the way many here expect Bohner to force the WH and Senate to pass things.
Lets see Reid get his Dems to vote for banning guns.
Kraut made a key point that I been posting for a long time: when the R House takes on these losing fights they will in the end always cave because they never turn public opinion against the D POTUS.
And by then after drawing endless media attention for months over the current crisis over it the cave is totally humiliating leaving them even more disliked by everyone.
Back in late 2008 I was posting some specific advise to Rs, to start taking on battles you/they can win and work your way up to bigger ones as Obama gets less popular compared to you. The current expectations are completely unrealistic, some delusional.
Last, we got some automatic budget cuts coming up, hopefully Rs wont delay them again. They shouldn’t even be talking about them. When they go into effect Rs should pounce on any negative consequences, thinking military cuts. O is the commander and chief, let him command.