Republicans wonder: Can we govern?

The Hill ^ | August 2, 2017 | Alexander Bolton and Scott Wong

[Cboldt]

Nothing newsworthy in the report. The usual finger pointing. Headline caught my eye, made me laugh. The GOP is governing. They may not like the result, but they are governing.

[Ann Archy]

I’m HORRIFIED at NOTHING coming out of Congress!!! ALL they think about is RECESS!

[yldstrk]

The problem is the Senate and the House, not the White House.

[facedown]

"We're horrified by the drama coming out of the White House," said a Republican senator who requested anonymity to comment frankly on the administration.

That you, Linda?

[DoodleDawg]

As some wit once said asking the Republicans to govern is like asking Barney Frank to judge the Miss America Pageant. If the interest isn’t there to begin with then the results aren’t going to be that great

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

Republicans wonder: Can we govern?

The answer, clearly, is a resounding NO!

[AndyJackson]

You misspelled no. It has an “F!” In front of it.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

You misspelled no. It has an “F!” In front of it.

My apologies. You, of course, are correct, sir.

[NutsOnYew]

We're horrified by the drama coming out of the White House

GOPe is horrified, Harry Reid is deeply saddened, and Chuck the Shumer is laughing so hard he is crying.

Imagine a United States Senator without the balls to go on record. I guess the cloak room needs to be turned into a safe space where they won't be reminded that they are in charge and no excuses are acceptable.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

"We're horrified by the drama coming out of the White House," said a Republican senator

Their horror is because one of their own elitist BigGov Globalists isn't sitting in the White House.

They weren't horrified when Barack Obama openly set about dismantling America and the Constitution, arming our enemies and giving them pallets loaded with billions of taxpayer dollars.

They weren't horrified when Hillary Clinton used her office for private gain and vowed to complete Obama's "fundamental transformation" of America.

But they are horrified to have sitting in the White House a plain speaking patriot who was elected by the very people they detest, have lied to and ignored year after year.

[The Toll]

They can build a wall, or they can be put up against one eventually.

[grania]

They cannot govern if leadership doesn’t hold them responsible for their campaign promises.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

The Democrats have one thing going for them, namely, they march in lockstep. The party is a coalition of little interests, each of which supports the other, even if they don’t agree with them.

[Magnatron]

The Republicans are in the midst of a serious miscalculation here. They firmly believe that their lack of success (and the blame if they lose the congress in the next election) is due to low support for Donald Trump. In reality, the opposite is true.

Should they continue to oppose Trump, the traditional Republican base will stay home, and they will lose both the House and Senate. They have completely misunderstood the electorate and abandoned their core.

The Republicans are in serious trouble, and they can’t see what the truth is right in front of their face.

[Political Junkie Too]

But they are horrified to have sitting in the White House a plain speaking patriot who was elected by the very people they detest, have lied to and ignored year after year.

"We have to protect our phony-baloney jobs!"

-PJ

[KC_Conspirator]

Alexander Bolton is a dyed in the wool, no talent hack/flunky/step and fetchit servile slave for the dnc.

[Cboldt]

-- Should they continue to oppose Trump, the traditional Republican base will stay home, and they will lose both the House and Senate. --

That is what they desire. Failure to deliver is not a miscalculation. They had no intention of delivering, and expected to lose, at least to lose the WH.

The two party squabble is as fake as pro wrestling. Both parties are in business to control and fleece the public.

[Berosus]

I hope not. I want Trump to govern, not the GOPe.

[The Toll]

They should consider trying to Govern in accordance with the will of the people. I bet that would make it far easier.

[DaveA37]

Unfortunately, neither the demodummies NOR the rino’s have the capacity to govern anything, not even themselves. This country is sooo doomed, one hates to imagine what the coming years will be like here in the U.S. The youth of today have been dumb down to the point where they will need help putting on their own clothes in the AM. (Yes, there are some who have resisted this phenomenon) Glad I am on the downhill side of my time here.