I'm not talking about the Republican Party platform, Wulfric. Or even conservatism.
The Republican Congress needs to be taken out back and shot.
They are just fundamentally not serious about governing.
You're right. The Republican Congress doesn't fight Obama hard enough and actually force him to veto bills, putting him and the Democratic party on the record on the wrong side of public opinion. Instead, they've been preemptively surrendering on things like the Iran treaty, where the mushy establishment created a rule that only 1/3rd of the Congress is needed to ratify a treaty instead of the constitutionally required 2/3rds. This has justifiably enraged the Republican base, and is coming back to haunt the establishment wing of the Republican party. While it's not clear whether the infidelity allegations or his gaffes are truly what did McCarthy in, the establishment wing of the party is reaping what it sows.
Why is compromise always a one-way street, where conservatives must always yield to so-called moderates?
I will honestly agree. The Republicans have control of both chambers and Obama's veto pen is gathering dust. If they can't get bills to a Democratic President's desk for veto, why should I believe they'll get bills to a Republican President's desk for signage?
They are not serious about governing.
They're in perpetual campaign mode. What do you think the investigations into BENGHAZI are about? They care more about lessening the risk of primary challenges than they do about governance.
