Looks like pay-back for the GOP, who arrogantly co-opted the TPers assuming they could be controlled ~ in reality, it appears that the polar opposite is playing out ~ the GOP is the one being controlled ~ Sooz

January 06, 2012 2:40 PM
Unhappy campers
By Steve Benen

A year ago, congressional Republicans were an exuberant bunch. Riding high after massive midterm gains, and with President Obama's approval ratings faltering, GOP leaders and rank-and-file members felt very good about themselves, their standing, their agenda, and their future.

A year later, Republicans aren't smiling quite as often. Thanks to their style of “leadership,â€

Regardless, House Republicans will gather for a Baltimore retreat later this month to ponder a course for the rest of the year.

"Ugly" is the right word to describe the Republicans and their mentality since the day Obama was elected.   I could not be more happier to see they are getting exactly what they deserve and it's not going unnoticed. 

IMO, Obama is pretty much a small "c" conservative and he's basically stolen the Republicans' raison d'etre so they've had to reinvent themselves as corporatists in order to appear "different".
Not a smart move.

Sounds like it to me, Oskar. 

People need to continue asking the Republicans in congress and the senate: "Where are all those "jobs! jobs! jobs!" you promised in 2010?"

What surprises me is that they are not taking credit for the improving economy and job market.  They could be saying "see how much better things are since you gave us The House last year.  Think of how much better it could still be if we had the Senate and Presidency."