◼ Well, that didn’t take long. - Genevieve Wood/Daily Signal
In the first standoff between Republican leadership and President Obama following the November elections, the GOP is showing signs it doesn’t have the fortitude to fight the good fight....
Boehner updated his talking points this week saying on Thursday, “Come January, we’ll have a Republican House and Republican Senate, and we’ll be in a stronger position to take actions.” It is, he said, “the most practical way to fight the president’s action.”
Practical isn’t the same as effective.
“Practical” means business as usual and “we’re backing down.” Indeed, there is the possibility the House will pass a bill next week that funds all government agencies well into 2015, including the Department of Homeland Security—the main implementer of Obama’s executive amnesty program. Despite the fact the GOP will control both the House and Senate come January, it is much harder to take back money once you’ve allocated it.
There is no good reason for the House NOT to take real action now. If they need ideas, they can take a look at the public memo put together by my colleagues at Heritage Action that clearly lays out three very workable scenarios the GOP could follow to force Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s hand—and putting any talk about not funding the government or a government shutdown on both Reid’s and Obama’s plate.
Heritage Action chief executive Michael Needham is right to say, “The fight is now, not next year. Americans expect real action, not a show vote.”
