What's behind the party of NO?

[Oldandtired]

What's behind the party of NO?

A bunch of Dems who refuse to listen to anything the Rs have to say.

Really? Then why, as ONE example, did the public option disappear from the healthcare bill, despite being supported by a majority of Democrats and a majority of the American people?

Because the senate could not pass it with the public option...as the blue dogs were against it.

And that was before they lost the seat.

 

[Murf76]

So are you saying that you are not aware that Mr. Boehner presented the republican version of a healthcare bill months ago and Madam Speaker Pelosi refused to allow it to be deiscussed and/or debated in congress?

How is it that you were not aware?

Do you not watch the news or read the papers?

I think it's unlikely that liberals who follow politics as closely as what we see on message boards like this one are unaware of the Republican plans offered on healthcare. So I can't imagine why they cling to this ridiculous claim with such ferocity. But, they do.

What's more troubling to me, is not that we see so many anonymous internet posters promoting the meme that Republican have offered no plan... but that we've seen prominent elected officials look into the camera and LIE THEIR ASSES OFF about it.

From Obama on down, they've clung to this baseless falsehood. And frankly, I can't imagine who they think they're fooling. It doesn't take two minutes to uncover the truth.

And they WONDER what the "tea parties" are all about and why people don't trust them.

 

[Oldandtired]

So are you saying that you are not aware that Mr. Boehner presented the republican version of a healthcare bill months ago and Madam Speaker Pelosi refused to allow it to be deiscussed and/or debated in congress?

How is it that you were not aware?

Do you not watch the news or read the papers?

I think it's unlikely that liberals who follow politics as closely as what we see on message boards like this one are unaware of the Republican plans offered on healthcare. So I can't imagine why they cling to this ridiculous claim with such ferocity. But, they do.

What's more troubling to me, is not that we see so many anonymous internet posters promoting the meme that Republican have offered no plan... but that we've seen prominent elected officials look into the camera and LIE THEIR ASSES OFF about it.

From Obama on down, they've clung to this baseless falsehood. And frankly, I can't imagine who they think they're fooling. It doesn't take two minutes to uncover the truth.

And they WONDER what the "tea parties" are all about and why people don't trust them.

You post clearly offers up the answer.

People hear the President say it and so they take it as truth and do not bother looking into it themselves.

Ironically, the President is hoping they are naive enough to believe him...and they do.

And when someone like FOX news reports otherwsie WITH FACTS...they are called Faux News by those that simply "believe what they hear from their President."

And mind you...this was a man that admitted he lied about public financing as he would not have won if he didnt.

and the beat goes on.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Paul Krugman is a mental midget.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

I rank him right down there with Obama and Biden.

 

[The Rabbi]

Democrats: The Party of **** You.

You want real health care reform? **** you, you'll buy our expensive policies or go to jail.

You want clean air and water? **** you. We'll pass a bill that will cost trillions and not change the climate one bit.

You want a better economy? **** you. We'll pass a stimulus bill that increases the deficit and still results in higher unemployment.

You want school choice? **** you. We'll shut down charter schools in DC because our union bosses in the teachers union don't like them.

You want security? **** you. We'll give criminal defendent's rights to terrorists so they shut up and don't tell us anything that might prevent future attacks.

You want a strong America? **** you. We'll kow tow to the looniest dictators on the planet.

You want democracy around the world? **** you. We'll sell out democracy activists in Honduras and Iran to please our estwhile partners.

Yup, that sums it up.

 

[Sarah G]

Paul Krugman is a mental midget.

Ha! And your post is highly intelligent...

 

[txlonghorn]

What's behind the party of NO?

A bunch of Dems who refuse to listen to anything the Rs have to say.

No, no and....................no...

See? Thanks for the confirmation.

 

[Oldandtired]

Paul Krugman is a mental midget.

Ha! And your post is highly intelligent...

I find it interesting that you respond to a post like that...but when presented with a post that offers a solid debate to your sentiments on a topic, you ignore it.

 

[Oddball]

Golly....Whatever happened to the Princess Pelosi who was soooooooooo concerned about "the rights of the minority (party)" when the shoe was on the other foot?

Speaker Elect Pelosi On Minority Right | News Videos | Comcast.net

 

[txlonghorn]

What's behind the party of NO?

A bunch of Dems who refuse to listen to anything the Rs have to say.

Really? Then why, as ONE example, did the public option disappear from the healthcare bill, despite being supported by a majority of Democrats and a majority of the American people?

Which majority of the American people are you referring to? The MSNBC poll crowd or the anti- Tea Party crowd that was paid to show up and protest even though they were HIGHLY outnumbered?

The dems weren't listening to Republicans...they were listening to their constituents. They began to worry about getting re-elected. That directly contradicts the majority of American people that you just mentioned.

The Dems aren't stupid...they know who butters their toast and after they tried to squeeze it by, they realized that they weren't gonna be able to do so and keep their cushy high dollar positions. Not because they felt it was necessary to give up any ground to republicans.

 

[Zoom-boing]

What's behind the party of NO?

A bunch of Dems who refuse to listen to anything the Rs have to say.

Really? Then why, as ONE example, did the public option disappear from the healthcare bill, despite being supported by a majority of Democrats and a majority of the American people?

With a fillbuster proof majority the Dems couldn't pass the public option . . . but it was the Reps fault? How's that?

 

[Oldandtired]

A bunch of Dems who refuse to listen to anything the Rs have to say.

Really? Then why, as ONE example, did the public option disappear from the healthcare bill, despite being supported by a majority of Democrats and a majority of the American people?

With a fillbuster proof majority the Dems couldn't pass the public option . . . but it was the Reps fault? How's that?

I have asked that no less than 5 times on this board and everytime it was a thread killer.

 

[Zoom-boing]

What's behind the party of NO?

A bunch of Dems who refuse to listen to anything the Rs have to say.

ZB, if they had anything to say, people would listen. This incessant whining that nobody listens to them is thier own doing, they have nothing and are attempting to slime their way back into power without working for it.

I have no sympathy for Rs in congress. They are phoning it in, counting on the SCOTUS decision to sweep them into power in November. We'll see if that happens.

Uh, no. The Reps had a plan and it got shot full of holes by the Dems and the Reps got shut out of the process.

The Dems continue to screech that the Rs are the 'party of no' every chance they get (which we both know is a lie) but the reason no one listens to the Rs is due to their 'incessant whining'? Hard to hear the other's side when you slam the door and bolt it shut.

Pissed off angry voters are who will give the Rs back some power come November.

 

[Zoom-boing]

Really? Then why, as ONE example, did the public option disappear from the healthcare bill, despite being supported by a majority of Democrats and a majority of the American people?

With a fillbuster proof majority the Dems couldn't pass the public option . . . but it was the Reps fault? How's that?

I have asked that no less than 5 times on this board and everytime it was a thread killer.

The Rs were non-existent in the discussion but it's their fault things went awry.

 

[Some Guy]

It really is completely mind boggling when you try to understand how the republicans have held up anything when they are 100% powerless to do so. It's akin to complaining about how those damn Canadians are preventing us from pulling our troops out of Iraq.

 

[Claudette]

Really? Then why, as ONE example, did the public option disappear from the healthcare bill, despite being supported by a majority of Democrats and a majority of the American people?

With a fillbuster proof majority the Dems couldn't pass the public option . . . but it was the Reps fault? How's that?

I have asked that no less than 5 times on this board and everytime it was a thread killer.

I hear you Old. The Dems had a super majority and still couldn't pass this train wreck of a bill. They couldn't pass it because the Moderate Dems were against some parts of it. They were a house divided.

The Reps didn't have shit to do with anything. They were locked out of the whole deal. The Dems couldn't agree. Thats why they couldn't pass it. Agaiin. Thank God.

 

[Avatar4321]

It's amazing how people with incredibly weak arguments will pretend the opposition has no ideas rather than actually addressing opposing viewpoints.

Just because you dont like Republican ideas, doesnt mean they don't exist. It might be nice rhetoric for partisan sheep. But it's a complete denial of reality.

 

[Bfgrn]

So when Senator Jim DeMint said: "If we’re able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him."...that was the GOP's signal for bipartisanship?

GOP Medical Wrecking Ball

Washington, As The Nation, Is Fragmented

Helen Thomas, Hearst White House columnist

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama set a goal to change the way Washington works. That was a far-fetched dream, to say the least, at a time where there is no comity in the country and no move toward political reconciliation.

The Washington scene -- reflective of the nation -- is fragmented between nay-saying conservatives who seem against every thing, and liberals and moderates in search of a middle ground. It seems impossible to find that mythical location.

The divisions are propelled by anger, dissatisfaction and undoubtedly some fear of the future. Obama is the fall guy for this, raising Republican hopes of taking back the White House in three years.

Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., last year outlined the Republican strategy of unrelenting opposition in the name of scoring political points. DeMint, urging a stonewall opposition to Obama’s health care plan, said: "If we’re able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him."

Rarely has naked political motivation been so clearly stated.

The president has not dropped his search for bipartisanship, though that quest is an impossible mission. Obama, trying to find his populist voice in the wake of the stunning Republican upset victory in the Massachusetts election to replace Sen. Ted Kennedy, is moving on to the critical domestic issues of unemployment and poverty.

The president recognizes the fact that the bonanza bailouts for Wall Street have added to the public disenchantment with his handling of the still-sick economy and the continuing hardships.

The question comes to this: Will the Republicans also ignore this national need? And will the voters wise up?

GOP Medical Wrecking Ball - Helen Thomas News Story - KSBW The Central Coast

 

[Oddball]

Q: How many votes of republicans had to be bought in the Senate, to pass the Medical Marxism bill?

A: 0.

Q: Where was the vaunted "bipartisanship" on that bill in the HoR?

A: "Nay".

The "republicans are obstructionist" petard has been hoisted.