{"id":29299,"date":"2011-07-22T14:26:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T20:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=29299"},"modified":"2012-02-20T22:35:30","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T05:35:30","slug":"fold-is-nigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=29299","title":{"rendered":"The Predictable GOP Fold is nigh?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rep Louie Gohmert, on Hannity just now, reports of the GOP conference, that the Speaker doesn’t believe we have any leverage, and that we must make a deal before Aug 2<\/em> or else risk default — or if not default, risk being blamed for an unfunded military and Social Security recipients not getting their checks.<\/p>\n

Boehner, per Gohmert, seems unshakable in that stated belief — and is sticking with it as a selling point with the House GOP. His argument is that we “have to do something” by August 2nd, or risk “calamity” (for which the GOP will be blamed). And this belief necessarily obviates any negotiating leverage — essentially telling the President that the GOP plans to cave come hell or high water. The Democrats, note, have not moved — nor have they offered a thing. And Boehner is being beaten. By nothing<\/i>!<\/p>\n

Hannity asked, “should we fear that they’ll cave?” To which Gohmert replied, “It’s a concern of mine.”<\/p>\n

Here’s how it’s going to go down, I fear. A deal has been reached, and now the GOP leadership is figuring out the best way to announce it. The deal will promise cuts over 10 years (that we’ll never get) in exchange for a raise in the debt ceiling. And we’ll be told by the pragmatists that we’re to be thankful that we “won” by standing firm on raising taxes, which won’t happen under Boehner’s “Grand Bargain.” And bonus, we saved the country from “default”!<\/p>\n

See? VICTORY! And Boehner hopes we’ll buy into this — and he hopes the media will give him cover.<\/p>\n

The GOP establishment has (ostensibly) bought into the left’s framing. They fear a dishonest media’s<\/a> backlash. They fear they’ll be “blamed” — and that, to them, is what leadership comes down to: not getting blamed by the media. And the path to not getting blamed by the media? Do as the Democrats and the “sensible” big government, establishment types in your party demand.<\/p>\n

The 66% of Americans who want you to stand firm? The people who thrust them into leadership in 2010? Well, tell them to get themselves an inside the Beltway newspaper and then maybe we’ll talk.<\/p>\n

(And honestly, what are you going to do — vote for the Democrats<\/em>? Right. Checkmate, bitches!)<\/p>\n

I do hope I’m wrong. But, well, c’mon<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rep Louie Gohmert, on Hannity just now, reports of the GOP conference, that the Speaker doesn’t believe we have any leverage, and that we must make a deal before Aug 2 or else risk default — or if not default, risk being blamed for an unfunded military and Social Security recipients not getting their checks. Boehner, per Gohmert, seems unshakable in that stated belief — and is sticking with it<\/p>\n

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