Every time in the past somebody has predicted the doom of republicans they have been wrong, yet they continue to do it based on small battles. Those republicans were all elected by constituencies which expect them to act differently than Obama, caving would be a mistake. It's about time for some republicans to come out and state that they all won elections and they did not run on Obama's agenda.
I agree, and generally I laugh when anyone calls a party dead... but these Republicans are pushing the boundries here, they are not acting rationally. They may not chance the name, but the Republicans as they have existed for the last 40 years appear to be finished.