This is how the GOP responds to Obama's good-faith cave-in to their agenda.
Officials say Senate Republicans intend to block action on virtually all Democratic-backed legislation unrelated to tax cuts and government spending in the current postelection session of Congress.
The officials say GOP leadership has quietly collected signatures on a letter pledging to carry out the strategy.
That could doom Democratic-backed attempts to end the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy for gay servicemen and give legal status to some young illegal immigrants.
I can see the Obama braintrust deliberating right now -- if only they unilaterally capitulate on five, maybe six other GOP agenda items, maybe then Republicans might be nice enough to negotiate in good faith!
I mean, nothing projects strength and resolve more than conceding the game before the teams have even taken the field. Nobody could've predicted that Republicans would respond this way.