 The GOP (which now stands for God-awful Ole Partisans), no matter how hard it tries, cannot put its money where its God-awful mouth is.
In the aftermath of one of the worst routs ever, which followed shortly after one of the worst regulatory failures ever, which was followed by what is looking more and more like a massive recession, Obama took the country's reins and invited the Republicans in. From calling upon Pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration to visiting the opposition party on Capitol Hill to a bipartisan SuperBowl party, Washington D.C. hasn't seen a cooperative, inclusive approach to the Chief Executive's Office such as this since before I was born.
Instead of welcoming such inclusion, these God-awful Ole Partisans have stuck to tired old political games and attacks designed to ensure that anything accomplished by Obama or the Democratic Party ends in abject failure, no matter what the cost to the country and no matter what the cost to working Americans. These Republican jokers have no clue how to govern or cooperate an iota unless they're running the show. They have no taste and even less grace.
Even good ole boy Andy Card can't find anything better to do than criticize Obama for taking his suit coat off in the oval office. Talk about a generation gap. While the rest of us worry if we will see our next paycheck and wonder whether our kids will be able to go to college, Card is obsessed with the "symbolism" of dressing down at work.
Note to Andy Card an all those of his ilk: Nobody gives a crap what Obama wears in the White House. We are all on the edge of our seats waiting to see if Obama can undo the damage you and your jackass cronies did when you all had your suit jackets on in the White House. If taking the jacket off gets us moving, that's fine by us. For all we care, if he can fix this mess, he can wear a bathing suit and sandals and sip Margaritas in a kiddie pool on the front lawn.
Not all that long ago, when they were in the majority, these GOPers whined and moaned like four-year-olds that they weren't getting "up or down" votes on judges. Now, however, that they are in the minority, Republicans can't release their white-knuckled grasp on the filibuster, abandoning bipartisanship at every turn to prevent any progress on anything. Their current hope is to kill any stimulus plan by holding Dems to one or two votes shy of 60, while complaining that there isn't enough focus on home values and foreclosures. Yes, the same home values and foreclosures that Republicans weren't interested in including in any of the bills they wanted passed just a few short months ago.
From Rush Limbaugh's "I hope he fails" gaffe to the re-working of a bill on children's health benefits while Republicans were on a junket to California, these jackasses just don't get it. The country handed the Republican Party its hat, and asked it not to let the door hit it in the ass on the way out. It's time to put up or shut up. If the Republican Party can't effectively advocate for its ever diminishing power base by cooperating, then Democrats ought to rise up and shut them out of the process just like Republicans did to Democrats not all that long ago.
It's sad and pathetic that these old dogs can't be taught new tricks, but then again, it's sad and pathetic to hear a bunch of grown men whining and complaining that they have to face the consequences of their failed policies, divisive partisan politics, and actually be accountable for their own lack of results, all the while lamenting the fact that Obama isn't wearing a tie.
When it comes to legislating, Democrats and independents make up the majority. It's time for Republicans to either step up and make a positive contribution or step aside and let others govern. In fact, I think it's time that Obama consider taking a step back from the stimulus bill and placing it in Republicans' laps. If they don't want to sign on to what Democratic, Republican and independent economists think we should do, then perhaps we ought to do nothing, see what happens, and then let these Republican obstructionists explain to everyone why it is they filibustered the bill that was passed the House and would had majority support in the Senate.
The question on everyone's minds is not when they will get it. We're now wondering if they ever will.
UPDATE: Pictures of Dubya and other presidents in the Oval Office with *gasp* no jacket on.
UPDATE: Republicans now oppose capping the pay of execs of bailed out companies until they pay back the money the gov't gave them.
UPDATE: Michigan Republican Congressional Rep Peter Hoekstra breaches security with Twitter posts. |
