"He’s a Godsend compared to Pelosi as Speaker."I'm in complete agreement with your reply here. He is certainly not everyone's dream of the perfect speaker, but it bears considering exactly what can realistically be accomplished with Harry Reid leading the Senate, and Obama/Biden (not Romney/Ryan) ruling from the White House, assisted by their cabinet and agency appointees who love rule-making more than anything.
I just can't wait to see what happens next time there's an issue before the DC Court of Appeals, now that we have the new judges there that they didn't want or need, thanks to Harry's "nuclear option".
We had better put differences aside, keep the House, and take back the Senate next Fall, or we will be in even more of a world of hurt, IMHO.
“exactly what can realistically be accomplished with Harry Reid leading the Senate, and Obama/Biden (not Romney/Ryan) ruling from the White House, assisted by their cabinet and agency appointees who love rule-making more than anything.”
Exactly! Leadership is an art, not a science, and we are in uncharted territory. The events since the shut-down and o care rollout have been unexpected and unprecedented. No one can be expected to both adhere to the most purist of conservative policies, which we expect, AND win the political battles, which we ALSO expect!
Heaven Help Us and our leadership! We have had a decent showing . . . not ideal, not earth-shattering, not 0 repeal, but the groundwork has also been set.
I know I couldn’t have finessed it all any better. Go Cruz and etc. BTW!