WE ARE DESPERATE FOR ‘REAL’ LEADERSHIP…

Well now, here’s something that should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone who’s the least bit familiar with the courage of our GOP House leadership. And I use the term ‘leadership’ very loosely here. You see, as the fall’s fiscal drama nears, there is a group of conservative lawmakers who are urging our stellar Republican leaders to use Obamacare as a bargaining chip. Behind the scenes, they’re warning Speaker John Boehner and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell that unless the president’s signature law is defunded, they won’t support a "continuing resolution" to fund the federal government. But as is usually the case, our limp-wristed, cowardly and impotent leadership would rather do just about anything than fight. Maybe I’m just not as smart as they are, but rarely, anymore, to I understand the logic of their decisions. Everything seems to be based around surrender.

This budget debate is said to have caused some tension within the ranks since many Republicans are uncomfortable, to put it mildly, with any talk about a shutdown. It was in recent interview that House majority leader Eric Cantor clarified what he sees as being the House’s strategy. "No one is advocating a government shutdown," he said. He also proceeded to throw a little cold water on the "defund or shutdown" rallying cry. Cantor said, "In order to avoid a government shutdown, we need 60 votes in the Senate and 218 votes in the House to pass a continuing resolution." And proceeded to further explain, "To get 60 votes in the Senate, you need at least 14 Democrats to join Republicans and pass a CR that defunds Obamacare. Right now, I am not aware of a single Democrat in the Senate who would join us. If and when defunding has 60 votes in the Senate, we will absolutely deliver more than 218 votes in the House."

And as he was trying harder to convince himself than he was the rest of us, Cantor said, "Repealing Obamacare remains the goal." He continued, "as is doing everything we can to protect people from its harmful effects here and now, like delaying the mandate for people, not just big business." But apparently, at least for the moment, connecting government funding to that effort isn’t likely part of his plan. And why not? Just once I wish the guys on our team would decide to play this game the same way that the Democrats do. You can’t make nice and hope to achieve your goal of ridding Americans of the Obamacare albatross that has been placed around their neck. You have to FIGHT using every tool at you’re disposal, and if you’re afraid to do that, well then, maybe you ain’t the guys for the job! Our leadership teams appears to be nothing more than a bunch of eunuchs in need of a healthy dose of testosterone.