It's Just Surreal

The Republicans in the House pass a bill that extends the payroll tax cut for a year and unemployment benefits for a year.

The Democrats in the Senate pass a bill that extends the payroll tax cut for two months and unemployment for two years.

The President is widely reported as criticizing the House Republicans for attacking the middle class by refusing to pass a payroll tax cut.  (As noted above, his criticisms are an absolute lie.)

The House Republicans cave and pass the Senate bill at the last second, after being mercilessly hammered in the media for a solid week.  John Boehner, given an opportunity to explain the Republican position and the truth, gives a weak speech about how doing the right thing is difficult and never mentions the lies the President told.

Sometimes I feel like Moses in the wilderness. How many years must conservatives have the sensible ideas and the moral high ground, and get their figurative tails handed to them every single time by the Democrats and the media?  When will these politicians learn to actually attempt to communicate their ideas to the public instead of caving at the first opportunity.