In the months ahead, there will be an ongoing debate in D.C. amongst Republican strategists about what to do about Obamacare.

At a time when the American public is identifying the government as the number one problem in America, Congressional Republicans are increasingly embracing big government solutions. It is as if Republicans don’t want to win.

In November, America believed it had elected a conservative House and Senate to provide checks on the Obama Administration. This upcoming week, the results of that election may effectively be overturned.

Can there be any doubt why the framers of the U.S. Constitution, all very much aware and influenced by the work of Smith, incorporated into our nation’s foundational document the requirement that treaties be ratified by a two-thirds vote in the Senate to ensure that the nation’s interest is protected? In the weeks ahead, Congress is likely to be considering a proposal that would change this ratification requirement called trade promotion authority or fast track.

America is too important to give up on. That’s why those who are distraught over the failure of the Republican majority in Congress to do their duty and stop President Obama’s unconstitutional executive amnesty need to follow Taylor Swift’s advice and “shake it off.” Yes, we have reason to feel betrayed, but that is no reason to walk away.

“We were never going to win in Congress.” That is the epitaph spoken by Speaker Boehner ally Representative Tom Cole on the collapse of House Leadership’s resolve to legislatively fight Executive Amnesty. It may also be the final nail in the coffin for the notion of co-equal branches of government, as President Obama has already announced that he is considering using unilateral executive actions to ban ammunition and raise corporate taxes, on top of his massive Internet regulation announced last week.

President Obama’s famous pen and phone were hard at work last week, as he launched an attack on some of his closest allies. Using 80-year-old telecommunications law, the Federal Communications Commission, under what appears to be direct orders from the President, announced far-reaching rules to govern the Internet, effectively turning it into a public utility. Now, it seems as if some of the President’s left-wing Silicon Valley supporters are not amused.

In one short, off-the-cuff statement, Rep. Markwayne Mullin (“R”-OK) dismisses any conservative candidate for president as not having the leadership qualities necessary to unite the nation while openly contemplating supporting a Democrat whom he presumes has that ability.

You can tell a lot about someone’s priorities by sneaking a peak at their budget. From churches and charities to Fortune 500 companies and individual households, financial statements show true colors, not just lip service. President Obama’s recently-released budget is no different and it showed the world what we already knew — he’s a tax-and-spend liberal with out-of-whack priorities.

Following Gov. Scott Walker’s (R-Wis.) lead reestablishing choice for public employees in whether they send their dues to a union is not only the morally correct decision, but it is the politically wise one. The only question is what is taking the other 20 Republican governors so long in following Wisconsin?