House Divided

[Towntalk]

 A HOUSE DIVIDED

As things currently stand, the Republican Party both in the House and in the Senate is a house divided, and at this point in time, neither side is willing to compromise for the better good of the United States of America, and this deadlock will come to a head October first.

The last time there was a government shutdown it was over Obamacare, but this time it is over Planned Parenthood. The hard right wants it stripped out of the budget and they are willing to shut down government to get their own way.

The fact of the matter is that the hard right wouldn't stop there if they got their way and funding for Planned Parenthood was stripped out of the budget for they would be emboldened to go after Obamacare, then Social Security, then welfare and every other issue they find repugnant.

But what would the current crisis ... wait a moment, there are two crisis ... on the one hand is the budget and the other who will be the next Speaker of the House, and in the Senate lurking in the background who will lead the Senate Republicans waiting to erupt.

In both cases, the hard right want leaders that will refuse to cooperate on any issue that will come up. It will either be their way or the country be damned, and with a Presidential election coming in 2016 that could be the point of no return for the party as being the majority in both houses.

Make no mistake about it, there will be an outpouring of voters who will be watching what the candidates say, and immigration will be the tipping point issue, not Planned Parenthood; not abortion; not taxes, the Hispanic vote will be the most critical and one misstep on the part of the Republican candidates could swing the Hispanic vote over to the Democrats.

The GOP is a house divided, and just how divided will be seen next year after the votes have been counted.