....”both (Perry and Brewer) are too politically wary right now, which is not a good characteristic, IMHO.”....
I think they’re doing what is possible and awaiting for the elections which will give them much broader latitude in how they deal with their states.
Perry and Cruz and West, if he runs for office.. have fine lines to walk to “win “ the election...so I expect to see some less than admirable qualities they’ll exhibit to win over more voters...but once they have it...then I suspect the fur will fly in Washington.
The best a Republican winner will be able to do is repeal all the BS Executive Orders that have been put in force since 2008.
Getting anything out of Congress unless the Republicans hold both Houses after 2016 election with a comfortable margin and retain that control through 2018 will be next to impossible unless it's watered down to the point that it won't change anything significant.
Conservatives should have gone to the mat to keep Gingrich and a couple of others from the same time period, warts and all, but they didn't. Now the democrat fascist party knows they can cut the nutz off any Republican majority with completely made up "scandals" and "ethics violations" because Republicans and Conservatives in general much prefer hanging individually to hanging together.
Put an effective Republican in any office and the fascists can peel away their support in a heartbeat because Conservatives who claim to know they can't trust the media lap up whatever the media puts out as long as it's got the right hot buttons mixed in with the lies.
JMHO
Spreading my thoughts over several topics here, I agree with your election comments. We are in a precarious position in many ways in that yes, they may need to slide more left for votes. One big hope is that the current dems have botched it so badly that voters come across the aisle, but I am no so sure about that. Taking the Senate would/should send some strong message nationally and to the world (the commies), and embolden our favorites, but Obama would likely block most everything. The next two years are likely Putin’s to enjoy no matter what happens in 2014. (Thanks! I’ll check back in the AM.)
What a disgusting way for you to be denigrating Cruz, trying to sell the idea that he is just faking being against yours and Obama’s weakness, and that he secretly agrees with you.