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Look at the House right now. We can’t get anything decent done. Why? We have the majority. Is it doing us any good? Heck no. I’m sick of this rot.

I’m sick of it, but why can’t the House get anything done? I submit it’s primarily because the Democrats have the Senate and the presidency. Has the president ever given any indication whatsoever that he’s open to compromise? No, and Harry Reid has the president’s back. That leaves the House only two practical choices: shut the government down or tread water in hopes that the votes change in 2014 or 2016.

You forgot the most important thing the House can do when it can't get good policy past the Democrats in the Senate and or at the White House. You pass good policy, and publicize it. Is Boehner doing this? No. The man is an absolute wimp politically. He doesn't have clue one. And HE is as good an example as there is why we don't put RINOs in. They block someone good from holding the position.

Why pass legislation you know won't make it into law? You do it, you publicize it, you make as much noise about it as you can, so the public will know what they could have had if they had voted Republican. That's what was so brilliant about Newt's actions in 1994. He made a list of the top things the Republican would do or try to do if ellected. And then look what happened.

Think there a snowball's chance in hell of that happening in this House climate? We both know, there's no way. Boehner is afraid of his own shaddow. And so, the nation languishes.

I know it’s frustrating! It pisses me off that we have some good people in Congress, and they’re essentially powerless. I love Senator Cruz and some of the others, but he can’t do anything unless we send him more allies.

And how do we send him more allies, if the GOPe and the RNC are screwing with good people in every single primary? How do we sent Cruz more people, when the House leadership telegraphs they think he's as crazy as the Democrats do? When we have RINOs in power, we're lost for another 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16... years. Put another RINO House member in, it's at least two years to replace them. And when the RNC/GOPe bulks up their campaign wallet, it gets nearly impossible to furlough them. Same with the Senate, except there it takes a full six years to remove the guy, if then. And the White House? Once they get installed, it's generally eight years. If we put the wrong guy in in 2016, it will be at least 2025 before we can swear in a good replacement. And that's only if the Democrats can't capitalize off mistakes and take their turn for eight years. In real terms, a RINO presidency sets us back about 17 years. The Bush presidency set the state for us to go from Clinton until 2017, before a true Conservative could have any remote chance of being elected, with the help of the GOPe/RNC. That's the better part of two decades. We haven't had a true Conservative loyalist since Reagan. Now, want more helpings of RINOs? Not me.

The solution offered by some here on Free Republic? Vote for Democrats to defeat any Republican who dares compromise with Democrats. How in the world is THAT going to make the situation in the Senate any better? So instead of having a RINO quisling who sometimes compromises with Democrats, we actually prefer a full on Democrat—someone who will absolutely vote against us for at least six more years?!?

If you read my comments and came away with the idea I'm uring someone to vote for Democrats, you've completely misunderstood my comments. I'm not even willing to vote for (R) Democrats. Why would anyone think I'd vote for a (D) Democrat?

Unlike some of those on Free Republic who offer up voting for Democrats as a solution, I will not call them “morons” or use acronyms to shout obscenities at them. You see, the path to political victory lies in building bridges, not burning them all down.

How has that bulding bridges with the GOPe/RNC worked out for us?

We get the House, the Senate, and the Presidency, and we use it to pass Medicare Part D and try to shove through Amnesty. We reduce our military further. We trash talk Israel when it does nothing but defend itself.

Maybe it's time to tear some bridges down!

I agree Boehner is a terrible leader. He has no apparent ability to publicize good policy. Don’t forget. The House has voted against Obamacare many times. It goes nowhere, and Boehner does nothing to rally our side. However, I disagree that he’s blocking someone good from holding the seat. It’s the voters who are blocking someone else, not Boehner. They had the power, made the choice, and Boehner is the party’s preferred candidate for that seat. We don’t agree with that choice, but the most “good” candidate in a democracy is the one with the most votes. They say he’s good.

I agree it’s a bad situation with the RNC, but what’s the alternative? Forgive me if I thought you were willing to vote for a Democrat to defeat a perceived RINO. Some here have claimed to want to do exactly that.

No. I’m not saying someone should vote against their principles to support a RINO. I personally believe that’s a better outcome than letting a Democrat win, but I refuse to demean anyone who doesn’t agree with me. I also want to make it absolutely clear that I want the RINOs defeated across the board in primaries, even if that means we might lose some of those seats to Democrats. Since no one can predict the future, I don’t buy into “electability” arguments for backing RINOs in primaries.