Nervous Republicans to Congress: Do something
Source: Axios
Caitlin Owens 4 hours ago
Some Republicans, antsy about the energy on the left heading into midterms, say Congress needs to pass more conservative legislation this year to bolster the case for why voters should keep the GOP in office.
The catch: They can't agree what it should be. Maybe conservative priorities like regulatory reform or spending cuts, maybe something pragmatic like infrastructure reform. If they can't figure it out, conservative voters could get disenchanted and stay home in November costing Republicans the House and maybe even the Senate.
We need some more wins, first of all because thats the right thing to do, second of all, because its politically expedient to our base to turn out in the fall, to make sure they see us being active and following through on this stuff.
Republican Study Committee Chairman Mark Walker
What they're saying: Republicans know its not going to be an easy year for them, and some want more accomplishments to talk about.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/nervous-republicans-want-congress-to-do-something-8916f1ff-3699-4063-ad55-8e8633b8dd6e.html
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)the big win for the pukes this term. Unfortunately for them they got more greedy than usual and even dimwitted republican voters were able to do the simple math that shows they aren't getting anything out of it.
At least when Reagan and Shrub passed tax packages there were scraps for the hoi polloi, this time the rich got it all and everyone else got fucked.
Freethinker65
(10,057 posts)VOTE!
bucolic_frolic
(43,299 posts)Please, more conservatism and more appearances by Trump at your rallies, that is sure to get the magic going!
Please! Outrage the public some more!
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)ever hear about an investigation into high crimes and misdemeanors, in an election, ever fucking hear about what you haven't done to protect the integrity of the vote ...................I sure as hell haven't.................what the fuck have you done....................fucking nothing, except obstruct, look no further than your newly released oversight on the Nunes report...........it doesn't have anything in it, it is like a bag of shit and you just placed the finding on the door and set fire to it and ran away.......................you fuckers have installed criminals that have and are fucking the taxpayers..............look no further than the asshole in the EPA, Interior, Housing, FAA, Treasury and the lis6t keeps on going and in the fucking white house................what the fuck have you done...........pass a tax cut to fuck the middle class and the poor.........................not tax reform but a fucking tax cut.
And as for passing more conservative agenda don't you fucking think you have done enough damage....................nope...................you have grifters are wanting fucking more......................FUCK YOU.................I really do wish there was an emoji that said FUCK YOU.......................... :
The Blue Wave is coming.......................and we are going to hold people accountable for there actions....................
Fucking November 2018 cannot get here fast enough
Qutzupalotl
(14,331 posts)They COULD do whatever they want now, but they don't. It's almost as though the abortion issue is not really important to them, they just want to beat up Democrats about it to win elections.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)their fake tax cut for the average person that they rammed through.
FakeNoose
(32,770 posts)...it was at least 5 times, right? Still couldn't kill it. They've got NOTHING!
No GOP incumbent deserves to be re-elected.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)And voters got more and more tired of it, eventually even the base figured out that they'd be massively screwed if the pukes succeeded. So they had to move on to the next scam. Billionaire tax cuts. Great idea that was!
DownriverDem
(6,231 posts)They don't want to replace ObamaCare. They don't believe in health care provided by the government. That's why they want to destroy Medicare and Medicaid too. I will never understand why folks that rely on these programs vote for the repubs who want to destroy them.
Clarity2
(1,009 posts)if they dont realize its their conservative policies and dismantling of regulations that protect voters (and our planet), and an authoritarian president intent on breaking down our democracy that are driving people to the left. So keep trying for those wins, and push even more people to our side.
And did Paul Ryan ever think that dismantling social security and medicare would be a win?? The whole GOP have a massive brain chip missing if they think appeasing donors is more important than voters.
ananda
(28,877 posts)nt
Javaman
(62,534 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)And trump has and is conspiring with Russia and Putin, and Ryan and McConnell may also be working for Putin and trump. More exposing them coming out almost daily showing their criminal activity won't be going away, and the American people are fed up with trump and the republicans in Congress for what they've done, and what they are refusing to do. Its too late for them now as the elections are fast approaching in Nov. . Both the House and Senate WILL flip over to the Democrats, and they can't stop it with trump and others talking and tweeting every day. The wave is still getting a lot higher for them all in their party.
DownriverDem
(6,231 posts)Go ahead repubs. Pass some more legislation that will hurt we the people. That should make more folks want to keep you in power.
FakeNoose
(32,770 posts)Why would anyone vote for these guys?
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Congress could raise the Federal minimum wage immediately, because that's their job.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna858931
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Reaganomics is dead.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)...can't they run on that?