curiously, conz never mention The T-Party House or the "#1 goal is to make Obama a 1-term President" Senate minority Leader? Those people have no effect on what the President can or can't accomplish right?
The GOP was obviously on the horns of a dilemma: do the right thing and help the American people, which may result in the president being re-elected; or obstruct the political process allowing the American people to continue to suffer, anticipating that their suffering translates into one term for Obama.
The question now remains: when the GOP fails to win the WH this year, will it compel them to abandon their policy of party before country.