Yes, they are nuts:
Rush Limbaugh and conservative interest groups are criticizing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for not putting up a strong enough fight to stop the Democratic healthcare legislation.
The conservative talk radio host has questioned McConnell’s strategy a few times on his program this week, joining a chorus of growing critics who say the Senate GOP leader is aiding Democrats by allowing the chamber to debate and vote on amendments.
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“The Senate Republican leadership strategy here was flawed because it allowed the Democrats to take the offensive, buy time to work out a deal,” Limbaugh said. “I know a disaster when I see it. And I know that it’s gotta be stopped, and whatever parliamentary steps are available to people ... should have been taken.”
It must be that Rush Limbaugh can't count. You see, it takes 41 Senators to successfully block legislation in the Senate (except in the case of reconciliation) and there's only 40 Republicans. Without Democratic support, Republicans can't block squat, and that means everything that matters is taking place on the Democratic side of the aisle.
Unfortunately, it's not always pretty what happens on the Democratic side of the aisle (witness the public option), but even despite that fact, the public prefers Democrats to Republicans. In the latest Quinnipiac Poll, for example, President Obama received only 38% approval on his handling of health care. Despite that low mark, the public still preferred him to handle health care than Republicans by a 44% to 37% margin.
The moral of the story: Republicans are irrelevant, and the public likes it that way. They may wish Democrats were doing a better job, but they've already sampled what Republicans have to offer, and they don't want to try it again.