National Review advice for Republican Congress: "Don't govern"

[Jamaal510]

More: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-29942241
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The political reality is that as long as President Barack Obama is in office and can veto bills he doesn't like, Republicans aren't going to be able to achieve any of their legislative objectives. So why try?

"If Republicans proclaim that they have to govern now that they run Congress, they maximise the incentive for the Democrats to filibuster everything they can - and for President Obama to veto the remainder," they write. "Then the Democrats will explain that the Republicans are too extreme to get anything done."

Not only that, they say, attempting to pass legislation will risk opening the divide between the establishment and hard-core conservative wings of their party.

The alternative, the editors write, is for Republicans to do what they can to lay the groundwork for a presidential victory in 2016. Then, with control of both the executive and legislative branches, the party will be able to effectively implement its agenda.

What is this, a merry-go-round?

[KinMd]

1. In 1994 Republicans won the House for the first time in 40 years..

..2 years later Clinton won reelection easily. In 2010 there was a Republican 'wave" and in 2012..well you all know the Romney landslide fell a bit short..I see a pattern here. But if they want to try to waste two years doing nothing, it's good for Democrats

[bemildred]

2. See? That was Obama's big mistake, he tried to govern. nt

[Prophet 451]

3. Predictable

Trying to govern would A) prove that government can work; B) is something they ideologically oppose and C) would crate concrete results they could be judged on, instead of their usual formula of smearing Democrats as the devil and then saying they're better than devils.

[bluesbassman]

4. So the National Review is basically suggesting that they should defraud the American taxpayers?

Just sit on their asses for two years while collecting their paychecks?

Words cannot express the level of disgust and contempt I have for these hypocritical scumbags.

[Major Hogwash]

5. Rush Limbaugh said the same thing on Thursday after McConnell wanted to pretend like he was . . .

. . . a statesman and would govern over the Republicans in the Senate to "get things done".

Rush went ballistic on his program bitching about McConnell's stance on what they should do next.
Rush went on to say that the Republicans shouldn't govern, they should listen to other members in their party, people like Michele Bachmann and Ted Cruz.

In other words, talk about jumping off of the cliff!!!!!

[Ex Lurker]

6. I really, really hope they take his advice NT

[tanyev]

7. IOW, same old, same old.

[B Calm]

8. They don't know how to govern, so why is the Nat Review so worried they have

to write an article?