At a town hall meeting last week, Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.) was asked a
question: Would he support Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in
their effort to defund ObamaCare? The congressman's response was direct: "No...
why do you fight a battle you can't win?"
A conservative woman rose up in anger and said, "We need to show the American
people we stand for conservative values." Her point was passionately made.
Conservatives in the crowd reacted with applause. But step back a moment and ask
yourself: Is this defund brinkmanship truly an implicit representation of
conservative...