No Rebuttal from GOP

[naturegirl]

On President's speech Thursday.

I say let them play football.

Pelosi Peeved Republicans Opt Out Of Rebuttal To Obama Speech | FoxNews.com

 

[Avorysuds]

Mike Steel said Obama's proposals on Thursday "will rise or fall on their own merits," suggesting a GOP response was not needed.

That's all anyone could ask for. If Reps do this, good for them and Obama.

 

[Truthmatters]

They are no longer able to present a united front

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

On President's speech Thursday.

I say let them play football.

Pelosi Peeved Republicans Opt Out Of Rebuttal To Obama Speech | FoxNews.com

Yup.

You know the strategy with this right? No response by the reps means 2 things IMO

1) The dems can't claim the reps are trying to "fight against their job package" as they won't have a critical response to it
2) It puts the onus 100% on the president to ensure his plan will succeed.

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

They are no longer able to present a united front

or they started playing chess again and let the pres continue to play the game of checkers they started in january of 09.

 

[naturegirl]

Mike Steel said Obama's proposals on Thursday "will rise or fall on their own merits," suggesting a GOP response was not needed.

That's all anyone could ask for. If Reps do this, good for them and Obama.

I agree, if they do nothing............they've said a lot. The speech is just another campaign speech. I hear he's gonna be talking down Congress, why should they feed his self imposed fear of losing in 2012???

 

[Zagg]

They are no longer able to present a united front

Either that or they think that by affecting to ignore the president they can marginalize him in the mind of the electorate.

 

[PLYMCO_PILGRIM]

They are no longer able to present a united front

Either that or they think that by affecting to ignore the president they can marginalize him in the mind of the electorate.

or they think they take the attack ammo away from the dems....you know "well we presented something but the reps shot it down so the bad economy is the reps fault not ours, please re-elect me"

 

[naturegirl]

They are no longer able to present a united front

Naw, they're tired of hearing the same old thing, over and over. I'd say they were quite united in not supporting his campaign rhetoric.

 

[Conservative]

They are no longer able to present a united front

Why should the GOP respond to a campaign speech?

 

[Conservative]

BTW... what's the over/under on how far into the speech Obama blames Bush?

 

[Ame®icano]

There will be rebuttal, just not immediately.

Again, why to offer rebuttal on a speech that hasn't happen yet and almost no one knows what's in the speech?

 

[Oddball]

On President's speech Thursday.

I say let them play football.

Pelosi Peeved Republicans Opt Out Of Rebuttal To Obama Speech | FoxNews.com

That was my first reaction.

Given the high likelihood that the audience for the Dick-in-Chief's platitudinous droning will be primarily his devoted zombie fluffers, why waste your time by saying anything to them at all?

 

[Truthmatters]

They can not agree on any one tact.

they are splintered

 

[naturegirl]

BTW... what's the over/under on how far into the speech Obama blames Bush?

Within the first three minutes.

Now how many times is he going to say "I" or "me"?? Any guesses??

 

[Warrior102]

Smart move by the Republicans.
Stay away.
Let Obama run his mouth - when he fails - it's all on him

 

[Truthmatters]

He is your president.

The republicans can not muster enough consensus to pick one person to respond

 

[Amelia]

On President's speech Thursday.

I say let them play football.

Pelosi Peeved Republicans Opt Out Of Rebuttal To Obama Speech | FoxNews.com

Yup.

You know the strategy with this right? No response by the reps means 2 things IMO

1) The dems can't claim the reps are trying to "fight against their job package" as they won't have a critical response to it
2) It puts the onus 100% on the president to ensure his plan will succeed.

I think in part it's so the last political face the angry football fans see before the big game is Obama's.

They don't want the fans anger stuck on them.




And if I'm right about that, I think they're smart! lol

 

[Warrior102]

They can not agree on any one tact.

they are splintered

You're overdosing on stupid again

 

[naturegirl]

They can not agree on any one tact.

they are splintered

Funniest thing I've read in a long time. Thanks for the laughs.