GOP obstruction

Rachel Bovard at American Greatness summarizes why the GOPe (that would be the GOP Establishment / Uniparty) never does what it promises to do:

the fight over funding for the wall has become a proxy battle between establishment Republicans who have no intention of helping the president, and the more conservative members who want to deliver on their campaign promises.

Establishment Washington has believed for years that it can run on platform issues like repealing Obamacare, defunding Planned Parenthood, and reforming the immigration system, but then provide dozens of excuses as to why these objectives can’t be met.

First, Republicans said, they needed the House. Then the Senate. Then the White House. But of course, once all of those were delivered, it still wasn’t enough. Now they need 60 votes in the Senate or nothing can happen! They believe that voters are, in fact, dumb enough to keep buying what they’re selling.

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Whether Trump gets his wall funding or not, this shutdown will have the effect of making it very clear who the president’s obstructionists are in both parties. And, to paraphrase the ancient strategist Sun Tzu, it’s always preferable to begin a battle first by clearly identifying your enemy.

Paul Ryan (Uniparty-R) will be gone shortly, but Mitch McConnell (Uniparty-R) was re-elected in 2014. And as Sundance put it:

Nothing will change until Mitch McConnell is defeated. Nothing.

Assuming he runs again in 2020, McConnell is likely to be the No. 1 race to target.

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