You know what? I don't care. If the GOP has not mastered the art of politics, it has no business in politics. All the party does is take our money and votes. Instead of saying thank you, they say F you.
Boehner just played us every bit the fool as Bubba dud when he wagged his finger in front of the country saying he did not have sex with that woman, Miss Lewinksy.
If you go back and look at my posts over the years, I have been consistent. I have said sitting out an election is against everything I stand for. It is a wasted vote. Last fall I said the reason to vote for the GOP candidates in the election was a way of saying they had 2 years to produce results.
Shutting down a portion of the Government is something either party can do. The question is what happens then? In this case, about 240,000 essential government employees would be compelled to work while not receiving a paycheck. How long would you think Congress would withstand that pressure? The general consensus is not long. The general consensus is that the Republicans would be blamed.
I have no doubt the only reason the deadline was extended a week is because Boehner got together with Reid and Pelosi promising he will bring the clean DHS bill to the floor right after Netanyahu's address yesterday. No one will notice until after the fact, when it is too late. I agree with Cruz-this has been in the works since Cromnibus.
I have reached my limit. I have been played the fool for the last time. Never again will I vote for a member of the GOP, even if that member was Ronald Reagan reincarnated with one exception, if Scott Walker is the nominee. (Maybe Cruz) I will vote for Walker for one reason only. He is the only one to my knowledge not afraid of the fight. Honestly, at this point his political beliefs and policies mean nothing to me. He did not survive the recall election & was not re-elected by rolling over and playing dead. I like Cruz, but he has not had a chance to prove himself. Walker has proved he has the fortitude.
Other than Walker-never again.
“I have reached my limit. I have been played the fool for the last time.”
I’m going to say this in the kindest way possible; you are the one who played yourself for the fool. It was apparent from the very beginning how this would end. For weeks, I’ve been pointing out the very simple fact that without 13 democrat senators voting to over ride Obama’s veto, this was going nowhere. I’ve been called all sorts of names (Quisling, traitor, RINO douche, etc.) for pointing out that fact.
That is not to say that you should abandon the GOP since that is the equivalent of surrendering to the democrats (Hillary is waiting.) You just need to have a reasonable expectation of what they can accomplish. Thinking that they can/will shutdown the government to placate 20% of the republican caucus is not reasonable. Thinking that they can escape the consequences of sending 200,000 federal employees to work every day without pay is not reasonable regardless of what Cruz and others may say.
BTW, it has been stated that one of the reasons Obama did this executive action was to disrupt and demoralize the GOP base. Cruz and others, by making unreasonable claims, have played directly into this strategic calculus There are battles that can be won. This wasn’t one of them. Time to move on.