If Republicans are ever going to grow their majorities and stay in power, they need to start taking actions that win and quit looking to compromise with the Democrats. The Democrats will never seek bipartisan agreement that puts them in a position to lose. Just look at the government shutdown as exhibit A. The Democrats will “cut off their nose to spite their face” over this shutdown just to ensure the Republicans don’t get a win. The Republicans need to hold all arcane tradition or rules as jus