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| House GOP: President Obama 'most partisan' in history |
| 2010-01-21 |
| Relishing Scott Brown's victory Tuesday night in Massachusetts, House Republicans came out swinging at President Barack Obama, the Democratic leadership and their agenda, calling Obama "the most partisan president that America has ever seen." "This president -- I think you could argue the most partisan president that America has ever seen -- and the Democratic majority rammed down a so-called economic stimulus plan down the throats of this Congress and the American people," said Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.). The GOP leadership pressed the message of Democratic arrogance after their weekly caucus Wednesday morning, using the Massachusetts special election results as a jumping-off point for attacking the Democrats. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia said Democrats should pay attention to a series of GOP wins, including Tuesday's vote and November's gubernatorial pickups in his home state and New Jersey. "This election last night in Massachusetts for senator-elect Brown was much about an election that rejected arrogance. Much like David in his fight against Goliath, David won because he was able to do so and fight in his own way. The American people -- the people of Massachusetts last night -- have rejected the arrogance. They are tired of being told by Washington how to think and what to do," Cantor said. The leaders zeroed in on health care reform efforts, responding to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's affirmations Tuesday that House Democrats will continue to push forward to get a bill to the president's desk. "It's that kind of arrogance that has the American people about ready to pull their hair out and about ready to throw every Democrat out of here," Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio said. While House Republican Conference chairman Mike Pence urged the president and Congress to "scrap their government plan for a takeover of health care," both he and Cantor reiterated that the Republicans would like to work on incremental plans to achieve health care reform. Cantor took a jab at Hoyer by citing a meeting he had at the beginning of this session with the majority as an example of both how the Democrats ignored GOP interests and how the parties might be able to work together moving forward. "I look back a few months ago, when I met with Majority Leader Hoyer, and I would guess this morning that perhaps he's thinking maybe he should have paid a bit more attention to that meeting. Because in that meeting, I put forth our Republican plan to affect health care reform ... there is a way for us to work together," Cantor said. "I'm hopeful that these elections have sent the message." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 But we need leadership... That's the fundamental problem. Socialist don't want to lead, they want to rule. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-01-21 09:40 |
| #2 Obama is going to see a sweep in November Midterms in Congress. His Healthcare Comprehensive "reform" is going to be stifled...and it will eventually be reviewed and repealed , if necessary. ( WHY does it have to be comprehensive, why not step by steady step in realism?) Healthcare was Obama's "Flagship". Its dead in the water now and will probably sink altogether. The whole process will have to be started over from the ground up. (And now we KNOW who in Congress can be bought). AND we have seen the Democrats show their backsides( but then we always knew they were cut and run types anyway). The US creates 13 Trillion dollars a year in its output. We can buy back our debt from China and take back all the bleeding paper Obama has caused. But we need leadership and NOT Obama arrogance and incompetence. He's no Messiah, he's a mouth. He always was. Obama has three more years, he wont even try for a second term. Buyers remorse and the American people wont even piss on him now. Obama will shift to center and act like he isnt abandoning his agenda...but he will. He's going to go lame and just make noises and slowly rot in his chair while Congress has gridlock most of the time until the Donks realize they have to stop their partisan stupidity and work for step by step reality in the public good. It can be done but not by some prancing partisan booger from Chicago. |
| Posted by: Pearl Winecup 2010-01-21 09:16 |
| #1 "It's that kind of arrogance that has the American people about ready to pull their hair out and about ready to throw every Democrat out of here," Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio said. "About ready???" |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-01-21 02:23 |