So tell us again why we must have Republicans in control in Washington | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Publisher's Note: This article originally appeared in the Beaufort Observer.

    Yea, really what? Something like this:

    House Republicans are preparing a continuing resolution to keep the government open. In doing so, they've decided to be total sluts for K Street and Wall Street. The Crony Capitalists, emboldened by the Chamber of Commerce's help during primary season, are doing some very unusual things.

    Here's what I hear is happening.

    First, they will reauthorize the Ex-Im bank, which is something K Street is desperate to see happen.

    Second, current reports are that they will spend more than the original Paul Ryan — Patti Murray deal that had included a tax hike. However, that is subject to change.

    Third, and probably most significantly, they will make sure the continuing resolution expires after the election, but before January. That will free them up to go back for a lame duck session where outgoing members can use their votes to pass amnesty, tax increases, and further extend the Ex-Im bank.

    Essentially, just as the Democrats used retiring members of Congress to pass Obamacare since they no longer had to worry about being accountable to voters, Republicans are going to use their members on the other side of an election and no longer accountable to voters to increase federal spending, collaborate on amnesty, and prepare a grab bag of pork fill requests for K Street.

    Get ready. It's coming.

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    Commentary

    Erick Erickson has it exactly right. The Republicans that are supposed to be different from Democrats are no different, and in some ways even worse.

    Let us make our position very clear. We think the Democrats in the Senate need to be put out of power. But that does not necessarily mean that they should be replaced by Republicans who will act like the Democrats have acted.

    A Republican controlled Senate over the next two years will have no power to pass a legislative agenda into law without Obama's signature. So there will be two more years of gridlock, no matter who controls the Senate. The Democrat Senate cannot now do anything without the House's agreement. So what's the difference between gridlock caused by a Democrat Senate and gridlock caused by Obama?

    Republicans control the House. They could defund ObamaCare. But the will not do so.

    No, what is needed is a conservative House and Senate that is willing to impeach Obama. But not one Republican running for the Senate in the five battleground states is willing to impeach Obama.

    So what good is a Republican who votes like a Democrat? What is needed is for conservatives to send a message to the Establishment Republican party: If you nominate a RINO we will not vote for him/her. Only when you nominate a conservative can you expect us to support you.