‘The best defense is a good Offense…’

How often have you heard that phrase? More importantly, how often have you wished House Republicans would employ that philosophy? It’s very potent, strategically…

It keeps the opponent on Defense, and allows the GOP to effectively set the narrative.

We all know Obama’s main strategy is to defeat House Republicans in 2014, so ‘Botox Nan’ and her Democrat cohort can rule the House, and finish what they started in 2009.

That said, the question is why isn’t Speaker Boehner going on Offense?

A column ran today on how House GOP’ers can “Keep the Pressure on Democrats”.

Deroy Murdock lays out several excellent scenarios where Boehner & Co. can employ the ‘Best Defense’ by introducing House bills that put Democrats in a bad light, pitting them against themselves, putting Republicans in a good light by contrast.

E.G.; bring up a bill that defunds Obama’s weekend golf junkets, and restores funding for White House tours. Dems must choose – Obama’s playtime, or Girl Scout visits.

Bring up a bill that repeals forcing union ‘prevailing wages’ that gooses the cost of fed-funded projects 22%; use half of savings for debt reduction, the other half for programs that assist disabled children living below the poverty level. Unions vs disabled kids…

Bring up a bill that defunds Obama’s multi-billion $ green-jobs fraud. (As Murdock says, “…at $575,000 per green job created…Platinum jobs is more like it”) Use half of the savings for debt reduction, the other half for Low Income Home Energy Assistance.

Force Democrats to choose between green-money payoffs for their biggest campaign donors…or heating for Grandpa’s apartment in the middle of winter.

Best of all, these aren’t ‘gimmick’ bills – they solve real problems: debt, waste, poverty.

Republican Speaker Boehner has had two years to implement such a strategy. We all know Democrats never hesitate to attack, so what’s Boehner waiting for…?

Is it a lack of Guts? Does the other side have dirt on the GOP to control their moves?

How do you ‘keep’ pressure on an opponent you never pressure in the first place?

Mr. Speaker…?