Rubio got totally played by Schumer. Schumer got his bill and wrecked Rubio's presidential chances in record time. The kid's too full of himself.

I am surprise the other 92 senators let Eight egomainiacs call all the shots for them. I did not elect my two in order for them to take orders from Eight of their peers. Matter of fact, I might just have to fire my two for being so weak that they are not mounting a coup against the Eight, to put them in their place. Now, where are the filibusters going to come from this time. I'm waiting.

I only take issue with one word you use to describe the left; integrity. We are using different dictionaries, I take it. Now guts? The left has guts. They are on a suicide mission with our country. I am ok with the rest of your comment.

Plausible deniability is a defense used by presidents that must be destroyed now and for all time. Presidents must be denied this tool of cover-ups. Underlings must be constantly on guard of giving reasons to be fired and prosecuted by the president for thier actions. Plausible deniability reduces the office to a pompous figurehead, neither responsible nor accountable for those working under him. It is absurd. Removing this covering defense wouldmake presidents extremely vigilant towards the letter and s irit of the law being carried out. That is exactly what we need. Obama and his cabinet must be hammered not so much for the incidents in current events but for the long term good of the Republic.

Shortly after the election I made a couple comments here and around suggesting that a robust federalism would be our only backstop for awhile. The states have picked up the ball. They need to press the limits. Eventually we must elect radicals for liberty of the same genome as the founders. I suspect they will be moonbatty in their own way and we may have to tolerate a bit of that. The suave, comfy with the system candidate just doesn't posess the virve for what's needed.

Then the Republicans who deal with them are either incompetent idiots or double agents WITH the Democrats. Either/or; there are no other choices. So what to do about Republicans?

I don't think so. However, I do think he got a little full of himself due to media coverage. He got out in front on immigration and is getting publicly slow rolled by Schumer. Schumer is a wily old cat who let the young Republican run point while sharpening the shiv that now sticks out Rubio's backside. I think he knows it, is embarrassed and is going to have to back out if he has future aspirations.

Bravo.

Say what you will about Republicans. Democrats will ruin this country. They have a trifecta going for them: ineptness, malice towards the constitution, power mad.

The Second is always under seige. The First is coming under direct attack. The Fourth, Fifth and Ninth are mere shadows. The Sixth, Seventh and Tenth are anorexic replicas of their former and intended self. Article One has become a mutant parasite on the body politic. The three branches are in need of radical pruning. The Constitution, the real one, is a relic of the past. Where have you been?

Mr. Ralph Benko, you wrote of the irreducable problem; the separation between the funding source and the grass roots source of the Republican party. Neither is apt to get on the others' bandwagon. Besides, to do so elevates the party over the principles this article doesn't mention very much; those principles that have created the cleave in the party. Reading this gives me the impression that you think that if both sides tried to bury the hatchet the Republicans would make gains in the elections thereby be able to govern much better than the Democrats. Here is the problem with that. The base has seen the Rockefellars unmasked and they don't like it, won't trust it anymore. It is going to take the expunging of Rockefellar influences to get p