Why does the GOP have so much of a problem with keeping members in line? Pelosi never did, They voted as a solid block with no defections. What's the difference?
Answer is simple...there are members of the GOP with integrity who want NOTHING tangible. They cannot be bribed with a quid pro quo of "you give me money for this and I give you money for that"
They do not want "stuff", they want the opposite of stuff...they want a balanced budeget and to shut down agencies. They want to NOT spend money. They want to balance the budget.
It is hard to sway somebody who wants nothing.
Democrats can always be bribed, they will always say..."Hey, I think your project is a total waste of money, but if I vote for yours, will you vote for mine?" And the answer is always "yeah, sure" and it results in 1500 page CR's
And for the Democrats/Left/Liberal/Progressive/Socialist/Communist/Woke, there is always a deal to be made...because they never worry about the money or how much they spend...because it is not their money...it is the taxpayers money...or worse...they believe the government can simply print money and there will be no consequences.
I technically don't have a problem shutting down the Government...AFTER...they get Trump in office so he can start using the Executive Branch's power to slam closed the Border.
C'mon boys and girls. Accept Johnson and then have your fight.
Periodically, I bring up the idea of a GUTTERFEST. I mean, they could even be geographic specific gutter fests plural so that travel wouldn’t prohibit participation. And please don’t think I would suggest the area where I live for any other reason than because it has so much to do here and hotels and restaurants that would support a group of people caving in on it. It has pigeon forge, Dollywood, Gatlinburg, the mountains, the rivers, the Lakes, a big aquarium, and like I said plenty of hotels, motels, restaurants, campgrounds, etc. And I’m not suggesting that Greg would have to attend just those of us who love him. We could even encourage FOX to move south. Because I doubt that any of the folks that work for Fox on a regular want to live in New York city. I know it’s probably a pipe dream but I just think getting a big group of us together and you know running around doing stuff together would be awesome.