That does not conflate to "...even the GOP has backed off attempting to do it." except perhaps very temporarily.
Of course it does. Look around. No Republican, even Ted Cruz, is talking about defunding any longer.
The GOP is losing this battle, Bigun. The House followed Ted Cruz off the cliff.
I'll bet they never make that mistake again. Cruz has grand ideas but has proven to be a terrible strategist.
By the way, where the hell IS Ted Cruz? He was more than happy to be out front when he was getting publicity for his 21 hour speech.