So do the will of the RINOs, who are indistinguishable from the Democrats. That is compliance rather than “compromise”.
If the alternative is to shut the leviathan government down, do it. It was shut down several times during Reagan’s time in office and never hurt the country any.
If a dog in the manger faction of RINOs votes with the dems, the democrat budget passes in the House. How many would it take, given that the dems are a monolith? Two? Three?
The Speaker cannot control this. He is the wrong person to blame.
If you want to go the shutdown route, fine — but since the dems control the Senate, that means the Senate repubs, at least 41 of them, would have to stand solid on a filibuster.
I myself am actually in favor of a long, brutal, burn the house down filibuster. But that is a battlefield that has to be prepared far in advance. The position should be taken on Day One of a new Congress and articulated nonstop. The message should be, “we don’t want a filibuster and a shutdown, but we are headed for bankruptcy. This has to stop. If the dems don’t come to terms on a constructive plan, we will pull the plug. The default option is an across the board budget freeze, with no exceptions.” Or something along those lines — but it has to be clear, simple, and supported nearly unanimously by the caucus. Message constantly that we don’t want this, but if the dems won’t deal, we will.
Then do it, and take no prisoners.
When Reagan was president, there were still Blue Dog democrats who would make a deal.