Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'hostage' Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) hostage, surety
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
Synonyms: security, warrantor, hostage, warranter, guarantor, surety
hostage Synonym
Republicans are perfectly willing to see millions of Americans go without even an unemployment check for Christmas. Obama wasn't willing to see millions of Americans suffer to give a few more bucks to people who already have millions or billions of dollars.
The Republican base would have suffered just as much as Democrats, but they're just too damn stupid to see it. Seriously, who could be on the side of people who already have millions who are willing to let millions of Americans suffer so they could get another 0.0000001% of what they already own?
I can't believe these people are still attacking Obama. He's wasn't willing to let Americans, and I'm talking millions of Americans, suffer. He couldn't do it. Republicans can. In fact, they look for the chance to do it again. Actions speak louder than words. Republicans have got to stop whining when it is they who are causing problems.