Posted on 07/05/2014 11:20:40 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
There would be no more excuses for Republicans’ failure to put forward their own health-care plan, immigration proposals, specific cuts to popular government programs, and pet causes involving abortion, birth control and gay rights. This would set up real clashes with Obama — who could employ the veto pen he hasn’t used a single time since Republicans gained control of the House in 2010 — and sharp contrasts that would put him on the winning side of public opinion.
It is not hard to imagine a Republican takeover of the Senate causing conservatives in both chambers to overreach. House Republicans would get more pressure from their base to take a swing at impeachment, because the odds of convicting Obama in the Senate would be better (if still prohibitive). Alternatively, Republican leaders, recognizing that the public will hold them responsible now that they have complete control of Congress, might try to compromise with Obama.
In the first scenario, marauding conservatives drive Republicans to oblivion in 2016 and beyond, putting Hillary Clinton in the White House. In the second scenario, Obama actually accomplishes something in his last two years.
Of course, there is a third scenario, in which a Republican Senate majority only makes Obama miserable.
(Excerpt) Read more at m.washingtonpost.com ...
WaPo anticipating impeachment? If it were a conservative WH, they would be leading the effort.
“Dana is drinking double purple koolaid shots.”
It should probably read “Dana is eating purple microdot”
Like clinton the republican senate will save his a## and elevate him to a great president in his followers eyes
Freeing him up, to go to jail. That’s a win-win.
First off, the GOP isn’t the radical force this article suggests. Ideally, they would simply start passing bills that finally move the country away from socialism. This would include real step wise immigration reform, an alternative to ACA, and tax a social program reforms. Obamas refusal to sign these bills would then set up the basis for the 2016 Presidential campaign arguments.
Yes, there would be many things that he would get “for free” in Federal prison.
He might as well lose the Senate. He lost his mind and that freed him up from dealing with reality.
PROPAGANDA in our Time!
The US News has yet again demonstrated why it cannot be trusted - EVER!
So glad I don’t watch those idiots anymore...2 hrs to get 3 news stories while the rest of it is stupid issues and commercials...
Don’t forget the Republican gay marriage plan and their IRS expansion!
Liberals are so delusional they assume everyone agrees with them.
Let's give it a try, shall we?
Let’s free Mr. Obama, BIG TIME (As in he should lose the Senate by a large margin..)!
Prohibitive in what way Dana? If Bush 43 had done all the illegal things 0 bummer has done, you and the rest of the SRM would have been screaming for impeachment. Compromise with the idiot in chief? Up yours Dana. I'd have him turning boulders into powder for the rest of his live in Ft Leavenworth, with mooch next to him.
Got a headache reading the first 100 replies out of 3k+ at the site. I should take up debating, just can’t get this spider-web brain of mine to take one point at a time.
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