Fighting the Good Fight

The United States House of Representatives has voted to repeal the 2010 Health Care plan. The GOP promises to fight hard in the Senate to follow up in agreement with the House. This is despite the fact that Nevada's Harry Reid has vowed to not it come to a vote in that body. Even so, should it pass the upper chamber, there is the virtual certainty that President Obama will veto it.

Just the same, the Republicans are well advised to press the issue as far as they can. If the are truly intent on showing that the are the party which speaks for mainstream America, if they really want to show the general populace that they are different from the democrats in thought, word, and action, then then the GOP must fight this battle to the end. Anything less would have to be considered a failure.

With the high number of Democratic Senators up for reelection in 2012 compared to only few GOP seats, and especially with the recent announcement that North Dakota's Kent Conrad will retire after this term, the Republicans can set themselves up to be the major party for decades. If they show backbone and grit and make sure the voters know they are not the Democrats. That begins with fighting Reid and company all the way to the mat and making the Democrats the fall guys on this issue. If they can back up their words with action, they'll do well. If not, nothing particularly dramatic will happen in November 2012.