What comes of it? Next to nothing, I'll wager.
Even if Grothman is a budget hawk and inserts some innovative key language or provision during the committee process into a budget bill, will it survive markup with a committee chairman beholden to Boehner?
Will it survive to a final version and floor vote in front of a GOP caucus beholden to Boehner?
Will it survive a conference committee negotiation with conferees named by and beholden to Boehner and (worse yet) Mitch McConnell?
If Grothman's innovative and bold budget language survives conferencing and is approved by both Houses, will it survive within a bill signed by President Obama? Or one that returns to both Houses for a 2/3 override vote?
What does it matter? If the establishment knows that you are willing to negotiate a moderation of any one conservative position, they will attempt to compel moderation of ALL conservative positions.
Politics is all about compromise. Watch him and make him prove how conservative he’s been on that committee. What are the results Glenn?
Let’s not be surprised. We need to dominate the thoughtspace and use the existing levers of power to move things our way.
1. We need to keep the Internet tax free and out of FCC regulation. It’s not a public utility.
The government, establishment in both parties and the Left don’t want a free and unbridled exchange of info/money. Stop them.
2. Use the Commerce Clause to break local, county and state restrictions on interstate commerce. This is a broad strategy and a real winner.
3. Run for every open GOP seat and party position. There are some 300,000 FReepers. That’s more than enough to control the party apparatus in every state. Run, run and win.