By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary) July 17th, 2013
Over the past few years, the number of conservatives in
the House has grown exponentially. Well, at least to the extent that you can’t
count them on your fingers. Unfortunately, House conservatives are about to
become a victim of their own successes if they fail to change course.
In a sane world, Republicans would have more leverage
than the Democrats over the legislative process. They have full control over
the House and a filibuster-strength minority in the Senate. Consequently, they
have the ability to block bad legislation from passing the Senate, while
jamming the Democrats with good bills from the House.
But such a process is predicated on a Republican
leadership that actually stands for Republican values. The reality is the
opposite. We have Mitch McConnell outsourcing his leadership to McCain and
Graham so that a number of bad bills pass the Senate (McConnell makes sure to
vote against the bills, of course). Then, instead of ignoring unpopular bills
that pass the Senate, House leaders work indefatigably to see how they can pass
Senate bills….To Read More…..
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