hiya clo,
in his shoes, i'd resign. the country suffers so he can retain leadership.
he should put the clean cr to the vote. if it wins a majority, which it probably would, this issue is over.
the left of the republican party holds the balance of power. if they decide to work with dems, then things will get done. when those folks figure that out, then maybe we get a sane house.
are the north-east and west coast republicans afraid of someone running to their right? they shouldn't be.