Republicans have a majority in both House and Senate but still can't seem to get anything done. Their latest capitulation -- on President Obama's executive order on amnesty -- seems to have sent some people over the edge. Like this guy:
Tell me again why we need Republican majorities in Congress.
[. . .]Would things really be different if Pelosi and Reid still ran Congress rather than Boehner and McConnell? The left’s agenda marches merrily along, with little resistance other then a few words or excuses.
[. . .]
Margaret Thatcher told us, “Consensus is the absence of leadership.” If the Republican leadership is waiting for consensus with the Democrats, that will never happen. Rather, they should be making their case, standing by their principles and promises, and fulfilling the mandate they were given last November. Republican voters don’t expect victory with each issue, but they do expect a principled stand and a fight, not a concession at the end of the first quarter.
[. . .]Giving in to Democrat opposition, as they have done with amnesty, debt ceilings, continuing spending resolutions, and other “line in the sand” issues leaves voters to scratch their heads, wondering what’s different having Congress under Republican control.
The 2016 elections will be pivotal for Republicans, with a chance to win the White House and maintain control of Congress. Unless they make the case as to why this is important, voters will tune out and stay home, as they did in 2012. If Republican voters believe, to borrow from Mrs. Clinton, “What difference does it make?,” they will stay home again in 2016. The Republican Congress, as evidenced by the amnesty capitulation, is doing little to help.
And this guy is even madder:
I'm personally done with this party.
In fact, I will vote for Democrats.
An old communist friend of mine voted for Bob Dole.
Why? Because this communist was convinced, inaccurately, as it would later turn out, that he would never see his dream of a communist USA via conventional politics, and therefore his hopes were pinned on outright revolution.
And as far as revolution, there are four words to remember: The worse, the better.
It is now clear that none of us will see the America we want via any kind of politics that includes the Republican Party. Ergo, they must be erased from the pages of history as quickly as possible, so that a better party can replace them.
So I'm now a Democrat. The worse, the better.
I'm hearing fewer and fewer people saying things like, "Let's wait and see," and "Give them the benefit of the doubt." I'm hearing the choice framed by these two posts, "I'm giving them just one more chance" vs. "I'm out of here already."
I think it's safe to say that many of us who want a smaller, less intrusive federal government are close to that line of giving up on the Republicans. How close we are depends on whether we see them mostly as a collection of hapless clowns or a bunch of wanna be progressives who like ruling better than governing, if you can see the difference. I guess I'm willing to see what they do if they hold the House and Senate and are smart enough to put a conservative in the White House (a libertarian, alas, is probably out of the question).
Not holding my breath, though.
