If it's a choice between a bad deal or no deal, where are you?

By Rob Janicki

House Republican leadership, for the record, is now inconsequential since it became Democrat Lite with the latest laughable Republican counter proposal to Obama's initial laughable proposal to avoid the impending "fiscal cliff" disaster awaiting America on January 1, 2013.  In addition, the House Republican leadership, including Speaker of the House, John Boehner, has decided to eat its own in the form of new, young Tea Party members elected in the landslide shift of membership in the 2010 House elections.

Washington Times
Sen. Jim DeMint, a tea party favorite, ripped House Republican leaders for offering a budget framework that embraced new taxes, saying the GOP plan to raise $800 billion in new revenue would hurt the economy, kill jobs and not reduce the national debt by a penny...

Is it just me or does Obama have Republicans negotiating with themselves and doing a very bad job at that?

"This isn't rocket science," Mr. DeMint, South Carolina Republican, said. "Everyone knows that when you take money out of the economy, it destroys jobs, and everyone knows that when you give politicians more money, they spend it. This is why Republicans must oppose tax increases and insist on real spending reductions that shrink the size of government and allow Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money."...

Frankly, the House leadership is playing Obama's game and in the process they will lose and their principles will also be lost in the process.  So, what does that leave the Republicans with?  I see it as four years of being Obama's bitch, having been figuratively neutered in the "fiscal cliff" debate with Obama.

"The president's proposal and Speaker Boehner's counteroffer fail to seriously deal with the reality of the problems facing the nation," said Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity. "Conservatives are looking for a leader to fight against tax increases, to push back against wasteful government spending, and address the fiscal challenges in a bold way. Sadly, this plan leaves conservatives wanting."...

If Boehner and Co. think that Obama will blink in order to burnish his legacy, they need to seriously rethink that position.  It's my contention now that Obama is being driven by ideology far more than he is by any supposed glowing legacy he may leave in the history books.

Republicans have managed to maneuver themselves into a lose lose position and Obama is liking it big time.  Hunker down folks.  It's going to be more than just a rocky ride.  The Republican party is on the precipice of self destruction and any turn around will take years if it ever occurs and it will only be marginal at best.

My last words.  Better no deal than a bad deal.  In a lose lose situation, you may as well lose your way.