[Hoot Gibson]

I am very disappointed but not very surprised at Paul Ryan and the Republican Congress. The bill is a cowardly way to approach the ISIS refugee issue. The right thing to do is to deny Obama funding for the refugee program. Ryan and the Republicans are scared to death that Obama will veto a spending bill and shutdown the federal government. This bill took no guts and it is not likely to prevent ISIS from entering the country with the other Syrian refugees.

There is no way to vet most of these refugees. Whatever records for the would be refugees exist are in the possession of ISIS. Congress has two tools to check the power of the Executive Branch - the power of the purse and impeachment - and Republicans lack the courage to use either one.

There is no shame in sending good legislation to a Marxist Muslim president and having him veto the bills. The fact that Obama has only had to veto 5 bills in 7 years is an indicator of how weak and ineffectual the Republican Party has become. Republican voters are getting the shaft.