I'll credit them for this first step, but the real test will come next in the showdown with the Senate. That's when we'll really have to lean on them to stand their ground.
Constitutionally, the House holds all the cards on appropriation of funds. Spending bills must originate in the House, and if the House doesn't include something in the budget, the Senate's only choices are to (a) convince the House to amend the bill or (b) block the whole bill. If the two houses fail to agree on the budget or continuing funding resolution, there is no money to spend. Upholding its Constitutional prerogatives requires courage that the GOP House has yet to display, but we can't accept their cowardly excuses anymore. The GOP House doesn't think we know the rules, so it's time to make sure they know we do - and that we're watching in advance of the 2014 primaries.
Win this thing or don't come home, unless your lifeless body is carried on your shield.
It’s good to hear from the fighters. Soldiers don’t go into battle with a defeatist attitude, they go in it to win it. Negative talk and hand wringing is not the kind of reinforcement we need...we know what we’re up against. A positive mindset and a strong focus on what we intend to accomplish IS what we need.