[Blackirish]

I'm not even that big of a borders guy....but what happened to even the smaller issues?...tax reform, tort reform, vouchers?

What are these guys doing? Just gathering paychecks? In any other job they'd be fired tomorrow morning for non-performance. They deserve their ratings.

The only things that keeps them there is how bad the dims are. It really is an awful situation....and I'm a happy kinda guy.

[santorumlite]

Gop can't do anything when the dems have the filibuster.

Gop's biggest problem is they have no power and the public percieves them to have power.

Dems block any good legislation and then blame the gop for doing nothing.

The filibuster system sucks. It would be like having a hung parliament in another country. It is ungovernable and they would call for new elections right away.

[churchillbuff]

I opposed the Iraq invasion because it was unnecessary, and because it would hurt the GOP politically. Both of my warnings are now borne out. If you think Bush's low polls aren't related to the Iraq mess, you're whistling by the graveyard. I don't like Broder, but his column reports on the fact that the House GOP recognizes Iraq is now a big part of the GOP's electoral problems. From David Broder's latest column:

"""And, oh, one other thing: The war in Iraq. As I confirmed again on a visit to Ohio last week, the casualties of that war -- the group deaths of Marines and Army reservists plucked from their Ohio hometowns for repeated tours -- have triggered a popular backlash more worrisome to Republicans than the scandals that have destroyed the standing of Gov. Bob Taft and jeopardized the whole state GOP ticket.

"""Hence the surprise announcement from Boehner that he has decided the House should have a full-scale debate on Iraq policy some time this spring, perhaps before the Memorial Day break. ...""