Like a lot of people I waited for this fight for a long time. Both the substance and the process. But for whatever reason, it is not holding my interest. Once more, the problem sees to be a lack of focus (or enthusiasm?) on the part of the Republican Party. Now is the time for a Boehner or Bachmann to circle the wagons as Gingrich did in 1994. Submit a unifying document and say to the RINOs and the elephants and tea sippers: You are with us or against us.
A new contract/compact or whatever gimmickry one might employ. What is needed is a concise set of values expressed in a succinct manner. We aren't getting that. Instead, Rupert Murdoch's downfall, as amusing and significant as it might be, has crowded out the budget battle. Once more, the GOP has allowed Obama and his media to define the talking points. They surrendered the high ground without a fight. Yawn.
Meanwhile, Obama looks more Nero every day. Whereas Nero fiddled, The O-Man perseverates on corporate jets. If his perspective was not already suspect, his recent obsession with millionaires and billionaires and their mode of travel should cement his legacy of cluelessness forever. Fiddle away, Mr. Emperor-In-Chief. Or yammer on about jets. We have stopped listening anyway.
A political pinata has emerged and the GOP leadership is lining up to hug the monster. Civility does not equal passivity. If you don't know the difference, then pass the leadership to someone else.
Is there a leader in the House?
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