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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-bashes-gops-threats-to-shut-down-govtObama Dings GOP On Obamacare: You Lost The Election
Sahil Kapur 1:00 PM EDT, Monday September 16, 2013
In a speech Monday about the financial crisis, President Barack Obama tore into Republicans on Tuesday for their persistence in trying to destroy Obamacare, reminding them that Mitt Romney lost the election.
"It passed both houses of Congress. The Supreme Court ruled it constitutional. It was an issue in last year's election and the candidate who called for repeal lost," he said to applause. "Republicans in the House have tried to repeal or sabotage it about 40 times. They've failed every time."
He went after Republicans for suggesting they might risk a government shutdown or debt default if Obama refuses to defund or delay the implementation Obamacare.
"Some Republicans in the House of Representatives who are promising to shut down the government at the end of this month if they can't shut down the Affordable Care Act," he said. "And if that scheme doesn't work, some have suggested they won't pay the very bills Congress has already run up."
"Are they really willing to hurt people just to score political points? I hope not."
gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)JEFF9K
(1,935 posts)... the Republicans aren't scoring many points.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)of personal satisfaction in being able to point out the Republicans' childish political games in such an in-your-face way. I loved it.
Remember how they called him a wimp when he was running for office the first time? I can't remember one time when he's acted like a wimp...certainly not when he stood up to that group of pansies.
The Republicans remind me of a bunch of playground bullies. Loud as a group, but weak individually. Simply the worst display of conservative politicians I can remember in my lifetime. Bark, and they run with their tails between their legs.
Who's the wimp?
Cha
(297,799 posts)of Obamacare, President Obama. Bam!
mahalo babylonsistah!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)I'm paraphrasing Obama as I don't have the exact quote, but believe it was about going back to his roots.
Because right now he has nothing to lose electorally.
We are the ones he is standing up for and sanity.
IDemo
(16,926 posts)Does the Pope drive a Renault?
http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/pope-takes-classic-renault-for-spin-leaves-security-in-the-dust/
sheshe2
(83,953 posts)Give them hell!
KinMd
(966 posts)Grateful for Hope
(39,320 posts)malaise
(269,219 posts)Sweet!