R's met the president's bull horn on Monday with a whimper. "Huge, huge problem" [McConnell] and "the consequences are real"[Boehner] are not going to capture the hearts and minds of the American people. And these timid, oh-so-restrained, diplomatic words of Republican leaders are not effective in combating the over-the-top, emotional, effective vilifying language of the president. Time for a game change. Real, real fast.
Read MoreReid to Obama: Ignore Congress, Destroy Opposition
In the face of the fraudulent attacks and browbeatings, the Republican strategy is not working because they don't have one, other than appeasement. Time for the hand-wringing and cowering to stop. . . . Obama's goals are twofold: destroy Republican opposition and fundamental transformation. If conservative and Republican leaders don't step up fast, he'll get both.
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