Congressional Republicans have squandered an opportunity of a generation
Washington Post:
They seem hell-bent on making everything too hard. They are now doing that on taxes. By squandering their opportunities they are losing the trust of the President who is trying to get things done.
In the process, they are helping Democrats resist change that is needed.
Republicans see their influence slipping away — and they are unsure what to doIt is disappointing that they have missed the chance to repeal the Democrats' disastrous healthcare law. It is also disappointed that they are paying too much attention to the Chamber of Commerce on immigration and not to the voters who want to see the laws enforced.
The GOP thought that after it won both the White House and Congress in November, conservatives would have control. But Republicans in Congress are laboring to project leverage over efforts to rewrite tax laws and craft a bill to decide the fate of young undocumented immigrants.
They seem hell-bent on making everything too hard. They are now doing that on taxes. By squandering their opportunities they are losing the trust of the President who is trying to get things done.
In the process, they are helping Democrats resist change that is needed.
It seems the Liberal Republicans (Ryan, McConnell and the rest of the leadership) are less and less concerned about what the majority of Republicans want. Republican Leaders in the House and Senate seem to care more about cocktail parties, contributions, and good press by the leftist reporters than the good of the country or the good of the Republican Party.
ReplyDeleteThe conservative Republicans seem so disorganized and consumed by their lust for power that they have no concern for the USA or the Republican Party.
And, President Trump's support for DACA and amnesty for them saddens me and disgusts me to the extent I have not suffered since Obama.