Ever since the media liars rolled the Republicans on the government shutdown they have no spine for a game of chicken.
The media liars have convinced the squishy Republicans that shutting down the government will be a horrible disaster and *they* will get the blame for it.
Our side has no guts.
Raise the debt ceiling by 300 billion dollars. Call it a day. Do it again every 3 months until the Democrats agree to spending cuts. The Democrats have figured out their strategy. The GOP have failed (except when it came to overturning Roe vs Wade on the SCOTUS, notable exception).
Kimosabe, the RINOs (Rs in general) have you in the tightest Stockholm syndrome I have ever seen.
Best of luck to you
IMO, that's because the DemocRATs and their MSM puppets and the progressive loonies have badgered the conservative Republicans for not playing along. They've been made to look as if they are out to get the little guy all for the sake of the rich. And now many Republicans have been battered into submission and joined the GOP Rino gang so that they appear to be playing along.