With timing as all wrong as his speech full of naysaying disinformation about the economic stimulus, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, kicked off the week in fine style. In a report published the same day as Minority Leader John Boehner’s criticism of President Obama’s economic policy, the CBO said the stimulus law boosted the economy by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Republican obstructionists’
Time to pass out some kudos
Amidst a whole lot of bad news and atrocious actors on the national scene, let’s break for a few well-deserved pats on the back, starting with NBC News and MSNBC, for their terrific coverage of the historic exit of the last U.S. Army combat brigade from Iraq. MSNBC paired Rachel Maddow and reporter Richard Engel [...]
Ill- informed public will let
no good deed go unpunished
President Obama won the presidency saying, “Yes we can.” To hear pollsters, pundits and pols tell it, Republicans are poised to regain control of Congress for having spent a year and a half saying no and voting no in hopes of “breaking” Obama.
Democrats seem oblivious to need for speed
Reforming the nation’s health insurance and care system is a massive undertaking, and not something accomplished quickly, especially with Republicans working to sabotage the effort every step of the way. Even so, it’s critically important for President Obama and congressional Democrats to get cracking on this at something better than the speed of continental drift. [...]
Obama’s nice try unlikely to change
a single Republican mind or vote
President Obama is publicly beckoning Republicans to do more and better than solidly oppose everything he and congressional Democrats try to do, saying if Republicans want to govern they must contribute more than “No!” To the extent this gently phrased, positive approach to calling out Republicans raises the stakes for them politically because it throws [...]
Dealing with Snowe cost time and much more
“As I look back it was a waste of time dealing with (Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Me.) because she had no intention of ever working anything out.” —Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, commenting on health care reform negotiations undertaken in hopes of gaining at least token bipartisan support, from a yet-to-be-published New York Times Magazine article, [...]
Senate Dems should abolish filibuster rule
The filibuster serves as Republicans’ means to their obstructionist ends.
