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Mel, I could not disagree more. The word "compromise" has done nothing but put us nearly $20 trillion in debt and given us a bloated, over-reaching federal government. If the GOP wants to screw this up, the formula is simple. Just keep doing more of the same, play nice with the Dems and keep the government the same size or even bigger. I agree they need to stick with solid Constitutionally sound principles but they need to take a truly conservative approach and tell Obama "My way or the highway..." (Doesn't anyone remember the Dems chant, "We won, get over it..."?) Let him veto sound legislation to fix or repeal Obamacare. Let him veto a sound, balanced budget that cuts waste in government. Let him veto smart immigration laws that secure borders and address illegals in a manner that does not give them priority over immigrants that are playing by the rules and regular citizens. Let him veto bills that reign in out-of-control bureaucracies like the IRS, EPA and Homeland Security. And the list goes on... At the end of the day, he can't veto appropriations bills forever or the government will shut down. By using those bills to work on some of these key issues, he will have no choice.

Here's how the GOP will screw it up. They will listen to the left-wing media and they will be to scared to take the mandate they have and run with it. Mark my word, they will water chit down to get Obama to sign it. They will try to play the middle and "compromise" with the Dems. At the end of the day they will look like the weak-kneed politicians they are. They really don't have a dynamic "face of the franchise" politician that they will allow to drive the agenda (anybody remember Reagan). A guy like Rand Paul could really be that person. But alas, we will see a starched-shirt, pasty old white guy that has been a career politician doing exactly what he thinks a self-preserving politician should do. Nobody loves a government program like a lifelong politician.

I am hopeful that I am wrong but I don't see it going any other way. Does anyone think Mitch McConnell is going to inspire anyone to do anything? Does anyone think he hasn't been watching the power that Harry Reid been wielding and he's not licking his chops to be the most powerful man in DC? Does anyone think he's going to say, "You know, there is a better choice for this position and I propose..."? Fat chance. The only hope we have is that Mitch McConnell has a epiphany and suddenly becomes Ronald Reagan'ish. I'll not be holding my breath...