You're right, but I'm sure the GOP wouldn't slip up that bad...
I don't know about that. The GOP seems dam set on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. (McCain in 2008, Romney in 2012...)
Then there's the "gee golly, we can't do that" --* while kicking a stone*-- act they give when they don't pursue their stated objectives like abortion (not even a token vote or resolution when the Legislative and Executive were theirs), or limited government (from whence came the TSA, the Patriot Act, TARP, the airline bailouts?), or government accountability (look at how lame they've been on Fast & Furious; that is serious stuff: domestic lawbreaking, treaty breaking, unauthorized acts of war, conspiracy, sedition, treason, state sponsored terrorism).
Yeah. The GOP doesn't seem interested in giving reasons to trust them.