LET'S GET GOING, BOYS – AT 12:31 P.M. ET:  I cannot believe it.   We have the greatest opportunity in the modern history of the United States for Republicans to make their mark in Washington – controlling the White House, the Senate, and the House...and they're complaining.  Oh the burden.  Oh the work.  This is too much for us!  Send them a message.  From The Hill:   

President Trump and GOP leaders on Capitol Hill have promised voters that 2017 will bring the repeal and replacement of ObamaCare, a long-awaited overhaul of the tax code and funding for a “great wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Now, some in the party are wondering whether Republicans have bitten off more than they can chew.

Conservative naysayers inside and outside the Capitol argue that it’s not just about the GOP-controlled Congress’s slow start in carrying out Trump’s agenda.

There’s serious concern that Trump and GOP leadership have simply identified too many big-ticket, politically thorny items to tackle in year one. They also see tough times ahead in prioritizing what to do.

“It’s not just the fact that there are a lot of items but the enormity of those items,” said GOP Rep. Daniel Webster, who learned how to manage a legislative calendar while serving as Speaker of the Florida state House.

Another Republican lawmaker was even more blunt: “There’s no way we can do all these issues.”

The GOP’s 2017 calendar is already riddled with must-pass deadlines: Congress needs to fund the government before money runs out on April 28; raise the debt ceiling by this summer; and pass reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration by September, among other statutory deadlines.

Republicans also have begun dismantling a plethora of Obama-era regulations focused on the environment and other issues.

On top of that, Republicans hope to pass all 12 fiscal year 2018 appropriation bills before Oct. 1 — something that hasn’t been done in two decades.

Trump has talked of a $1 trillion infrastructure package — though conservatives on Capitol Hill have had heartburn over that proposal for some time.

COMMENT:  Okay, okay, it's a lot of work and someone else is using the printer.  But you don't let an  opportunity like this go by.  Work nights.  Work weekends.  Turn on the Macbook Pro.  If Republicans can produce real results this year, imagine what the 2018 mid-term elections will look like. 

Isn't it fun to watch the liberals go nuts?  Give us more, give us more!  Republicans, get to work.  Don't disappoint us.  If you blow this chance you may see a lot of primary challenges in 2018.  You're on the line.

February 11, 2017