Boehner and McConnell release their vision for new congress

[Indy]

[Philly]

That's not in their interest. 2016 will see the senate class of 2010 up for reelection in a presidential year where the country is less right leaning than they were in 2010. And a lot of them are in states where the GOP isn't really heavily favored. The dynamics of presidential year turnouts and the fact that they have to get re-elected when the national mood is much more tempered from 2010, plus the fact that obama won't be on the ballot for them to run against, means they're better off showing some level of productivity while not completely abandoning the base.


You're thinking of these GOP congressmen and senators like they're all for one and one for all to advance their agenda. In reality most just want to keep their own seats.

[Mr. Shaman]

[Indy]

[Philly]

[Indy]

[Philly]

Hillary has done a good job distancing herself from obama. Continuing absolute gridlock with him isn't going to hurt her chances.

[Mr. Shaman]

[John Galt]

[John Galt]

i don't know why some people think the point of the government to quote, "work". stalin's government worked.

my favorite president, John Calvin Coolidge Jr., would wake up during his cabinet meetings to ask if the country was still there and then go back to sleep. he spent his days playing with his raccoon and generally allowed the economy to be productive on it's own. he presided over one of the greatest periods of expansion of the american economy. why must we assume that those in government have to be manning their stations and fiddling with this lever or that?

why is it a bad thing to not do open heart surgery on a patient that doesn't need it? in your opinion they need it because they have a cold. but my doctor says that patients with colds don't need open heart surgery. in fact, my doctor says, it will do nothing to help alleviate the cold, and will, in fact, cause damage to the heart that is unnecessary. so the question is, why do you want to destroy the heart of america?