dday on Hullabaloo says what needs to be said, namely, that the southern right-wing Republicans who now make up the most substantial bloc of GOP voting strength in Congress will act to block EVERYTHING President Obama proposes, even if the measure will help the American people. Excerpt:
...I am touched by the newfound concern of Congressional Republicans about fraud and waste. They took an eight-year break from caring about this, and allowed giant bricks of money to be given away in Iraq, and a government concerned far more with profit taking than fulfilling its regulatory mission. But they can be forgiven for this temporary lack of attention to the destination of taxpayer money. After all, it's a new year coming up, and change is in the air.
It was obvious that the GOP would work to obstruct a stimulus package early in Obama's term. It's worth asking why. I understand why they would want to stop increased union membership that would come from fair labor laws like the Employee Free Choice Act - more union members vote Democratic. And shutting down universal health care would deny Democrats the ability to provide a tangible improvement to the lives of millions of Americans.
Yes, God forbid that the Democrats act in the interests of the vast majority of the American people. Why, the people might then come to realize that the conservatives have NEVER given a damn about them and the whole right-wing charade in this country might collapse.
And Mitch McConnell and Richard Shelby can't have that now, can they?
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