Why are Republicans banging the drums?
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Because they are the Stupid Party. But you’re absolutely right. They should stay out of it; let Obama own this fiasco. He favored the “reset”; just sit back and watch him try to extricate himself from the quicksand he’s in now.
But if Obama owns it, that will make him look bad. Since Obama is their king, and they like having him as a king, they wouldn’t want him to look bad.
“Why are Republicans banging the drums?”
Look at how many of them are either up for reelection or went full RINO.