Do Republicans believe in the politics of retaliation?

[Kosh]

The far left shows they will take a president (like they did Carter) if you don't give them what they want.

 

[Dot Com]

Still trying that IRS thing? Issa has been releasing partial transcripts to try to make the Obama administration look bad.

But

Oops

Against Issa's wishes, that dern Elijah Cummings went and released the ENTIRE transcript. Fucking Hilarious!

Elijah Cummings Releases IRS Transcript - Darrell Issa Gets Played - Esquire

Bucking Issa, Cummings releases IRS transcript | MSNBC

Why do you think there has been nothing new on this since June? Republicans feel they've done the damage and all they need to do is scream, "IRS IRS IRS" and Americans have been properly fooled.

Only it doesn't work anymore. Except on your kind.

The rest of us know.

And how many times did Lois visit the WH? You are trusting the fox to run the henhouse and we all know how that turns out in the end....don't we.

I wonder if Obama even knew who that was. Try to figure out why.

yep, they actually believe that Firebug (R-CA) would do nothing if he really had proof?

 

[bayoubill]

Hoboken NJ suffered major structural damage because of Sandy, worse than the majority of cities in NJ. The city was 80% under water. The mayor of Hoboken, Dawn Zimmer, scheduled a meeting to discuss getting a small portion of NJ's massive Federal Relief Fund, which was supposed to be allocated judiciously based on need. The meeting turned into a solicitation by the Christie administration for an endorsement for the upcoming election. The mayor of Hoboken, a democrat, said she would remain neutral, though she wanted to support a Democrat. Out of respect/fear for Christie, she endorsed nobody. She reports that Christie “was quite disappointed”. The mayor of Hoboken went on to say that Christie kept asking for a public endorsement (for the upcoming election), almost if it was a "pay to play" deal. Then, because the mayor of Hoboken chose to actively and openly support Christie, her city only received 1% of what it asked for, which has left it terribly in debt. Meanwhile some cities inland, supporters of Christie, received more than they requested or needed.

Christie’s retaliation on Hoboken hurt innocent citizens who not only had to endure massive delays in getting repairs, but their city now faces terrible revenue problems, the consequences of which will plague the city for quite a while.

The new mayor of Jersey City NJ Steve Fulop, also a Democrat, scheduled a number of meetings with state officials. These meetings were intended to establish working relationships with agencies that provide necessary services to his city and its citizens. One of the meetings was scheduled to obtain relief funds for Hurricane Sandy. Once the meetings were fixed on the calendar, the Christie team solicited Fulop’s endorsement. Like the Democratic mayor of Hoboken, Fulop declined, knowing full well that he could not turn his back on his party. Within the hour of notifying the Christie team that he would be unable to provide an endorsement, the various state officials called to cancel all meetings, with no promise to re-schedule.

Christie’s retaliation on Jersey City hurt innocent citizens.

It appears that Christie created a very punitive “pay to play” retaliation machine. Either you kiss his ring, or he hurts the innocent Americans in your district. Thank god this guy's presidential run is over.

My question: is there a culture within the Republican Party that fosters partisan retaliation and the abuse of government power, or, is this an exception to the rule? Discuss.

lol... you're trying to tag the GOP with this label for this one incident... while the Dems, going back to LBJ, Richard Daley and way earlier, have regularly made "pay for play" a fuckin' art form...

 

[bripat9643]

You probably think raising a flag on the 4th is politicizing patriotism.

You do realize that makes absolutely no sense, right?

It makes absolute sense.

 

[Statistikhengst]

Hoboken NJ suffered major structural damage because of Sandy, worse than the majority of cities in NJ. The city was 80% under water. The mayor of Hoboken, Dawn Zimmer, scheduled a meeting to discuss getting a small portion of NJ's massive Federal Relief Fund, which was supposed to be allocated judiciously based on need. The meeting turned into a solicitation by the Christie administration for an endorsement for the upcoming election. The mayor of Hoboken, a democrat, said she would remain neutral, though she wanted to support a Democrat. Out of respect/fear for Christie, she endorsed nobody. She reports that Christie “was quite disappointed”. The mayor of Hoboken went on to say that Christie kept asking for a public endorsement (for the upcoming election), almost if it was a "pay to play" deal. Then, because the mayor of Hoboken chose to actively and openly support Christie, her city only received 1% of what it asked for, which has left it terribly in debt. Meanwhile some cities inland, supporters of Christie, received more than they requested or needed.

Christie’s retaliation on Hoboken hurt innocent citizens who not only had to endure massive delays in getting repairs, but their city now faces terrible revenue problems, the consequences of which will plague the city for quite a while.

The new mayor of Jersey City NJ Steve Fulop, also a Democrat, scheduled a number of meetings with state officials. These meetings were intended to establish working relationships with agencies that provide necessary services to his city and its citizens. One of the meetings was scheduled to obtain relief funds for Hurricane Sandy. Once the meetings were fixed on the calendar, the Christie team solicited Fulop’s endorsement. Like the Democratic mayor of Hoboken, Fulop declined, knowing full well that he could not turn his back on his party. Within the hour of notifying the Christie team that he would be unable to provide an endorsement, the various state officials called to cancel all meetings, with no promise to re-schedule.

Christie’s retaliation on Jersey City hurt innocent citizens.

It appears that Christie created a very punitive “pay to play” retaliation machine. Either you kiss his ring, or he hurts the innocent Americans in your district. Thank god this guy's presidential run is over.

My question: is there a culture within the Republican Party that fosters partisan retaliation and the abuse of government power, or, is this an exception to the rule? Discuss.

lol... you're trying to tag the GOP with this label for this one incident... while the Dems, going back to LBJ, Richard Daley and way earlier, have regularly made "pay for play" a fuckin' art form...

You are absolutely right: DEMS of the past have done this as well, there is no doubt about it. But their past sins doesn't suddenly make Christie's current sin any better.

In fact, way, way, way before our time, the antics of the Democratic "Tammany Hall" in New York are legendary. Legendary terrible and nasty, that is. All the stuff we DON'T want to be.