I thought that was probably the case. If the Rino leadership had had any intention of fighting Obama on his illegal amnesty, they would have gotten the restrictive DHS funding through, sent it to Obama, and said that's all the funding he will get, veto or no veto.
Then they should have made the very easy case to the public of why his illegal amnesty should not be funded. But their actions were all a ruse carried out of several weeks, beginning when they adopted the pre-emptive surrender tactic of pledging no government shutdown.
“Then they should have made the very easy case to the public of why his illegal amnesty should not be funded.”
You’re making a very big mistake in assuming the aveage American is as conservative as yourself. Conservatives see things from their perspective and the average American sees them from a different perspective.
You think it would be a very easy case to make because you’re predisposed, as a conservative, to believe that. But, the average American sees the world differently. It won’t be an easy case to make because you wouldn’t be able to convince the average American to put up their smart phone and their twitter feed long enough to listen.
Remember this, each and every shutdown has been blamed on the Republicans. It is wishful thinking that this time will be different. The MSM will not allow it to be otherwise.