Be Careful What You Wish For . . .

The conservative National Review published an editorial today wherein it stated that Republicans should not even try to govern -- even though they now control the entire legislative branch -- because that would "maximize the incentive for the Democrats to filibuster everything they can — and for President Obama to veto the remainder"  The Editorial concludes this idea by stating: "Then the Democrats will explain that the Republicans are too extreme to get anything done."

In other words, according to the conservatives at the National Review, the GOP shouldn't give the Democrats a chance to do what the Republicans have been doing to Obama and the Democrats since the first days of Obama's presidency. I think a strong undercurrent in the editorial is that obstructionism worked for the GOP in the last election cycle so Republicans should continue obstructing for as long as they can, despite the fact that they are now looked upon to actually do some governing themselves.

Of course, if the GOP refuses to govern and continues to be the party of "no," that's going to hurt the 2016 GOP presidential candidates who have run on the notion that Republicans can in fact govern. I think the bottom line is that the GOP will be forced to at least pretend to govern now, and the only things they are going to be able to get through Congress are bills that the Baggers can get behind (e.g., the repeal of Obamacare) and that Obama will therefore certainly veto.

What's that old saying again?  I think it goes: "Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it."  Well Republicans, you got what you wished for -- you now control both the Senate and the House.

Good luck with that.  And have fun trying to pass a bill that the President will sign, because I think you will have lots of folks in the Bagger Caucus who will have a very hard time handing President Blackenstein a legislative victory, even a minor one.