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Originally Posted by FngrBANG
What has Obama been doing? WTF was Congress doing prior to the 2010 elections?
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Such a ****ing idiot.
The Senate GOP has, from 2008 to present, obstructed every progressive bill that the Dems have put forward. Their abuse of the filibuster is unprecedented, and their game plan is designed to bring the country to its knees in order to give themselves a chance in 2012.
It's so absolutely transparent, yet you ****ing Republitards support their abhorrent tactics tooth and nail. I will never understand it. I support some Republican
ideals myself, but they never walk the walk if you examine the evidence.
My only problem with Obama is that he has been a pushover for Republicans. He has never stood firm and said "enough is enough". His public accusations against the GOP seem to fall on deaf ears because few people care enough about politics to learn the facts.
Here's the Republican strategy since at least 2000:
-Make false accusations and misrepresentations to garner public support for unpopular legislation.
-Make Democrats prove them wrong.
And since 2008:
-All of the above
-Filibuster every bill in the Senate despite a +/- 16-vote deficit.
The "burden of proof" is seemingly always on the Democrats' shoulders, and they have always, ALWAYS been terrible at convincing the public that their policy is in the general interest of the public. I would be the first person in line at the polls to vote for welfare reform, Section 8 reform, etc; but I
know our tax dollars would have been better spent if Democrats had been in control of Washington for a greater period of time since the '70s.
The only silver lining to me is that much of the Republican base will be dying off over the next 10-25 years. WW2 generation won't last much longer, and the baby boomers shouldn't be
too too far behind. My retard generation will be in power and hopefully have a little more sense about keeping the US relevant before it's too late.
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