Toomey says gun background check bill failed because Obama ran a divisive re-election campaign

[Cali_Democrat]

Pat Toomey Blames Obama For Failure Of Gun Bill

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) blamed President Barack Obama Tuesday for the defeat in the Senate of legislation to expand background checks.

"I would suggest the administration brought this on themselves," Toomey said in an interview with The Morning Call. "I think the president ran his re-election campaign in a divisive way. He divided Americans. He was using resentment of some Americans toward others to generate support for himself. That was very divisive, that has consequences, that lingers."

"I understand why people have some apprehension about this administration," he added. "I don't agree with the conclusion as it applies to my [background checks] amendment, but I understand where the emotion comes from."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/24/pat-toomey-obama_n_3148221.html?ref=topbar

What an ass. These guys are still bitter that Romney got his ass handed to him.

[GeorgeGist]

1. Childish!

Seriously

[Vietnameravet]

2. What a hoot!

Republicans complaining about a "divisive" President..I mean who can take them seriously..Sean Hannity also calls Obama divisive.

[tridim]

3. Hey Pat, run on that in 2014! I dare you.

Obviously this idiot doesn't "understand" anything, let alone politics.

[dballance]

4. And Here I Thought It Failed Because So Many GOP Senators....

filibustered and then voted "no." Because all the polls show americans are not divided on background checks.

How childish if the GOP voted "no" to spite the President rather than voting in the best interests of their constituents. If they can't remove egos from the way the legislate they need to find a new job.

[EC]

5. I think Toomey should take a look at Congress

before the re-election and get back to us. He didn't do anything to convince his fellow evangelical teabagger Senators. He didn't even talk to them about it I'll bet.


His area of Penn. is pro gun control and he was working on this just to look good in his state. But I don't think he wanted it to pass. Likely the same with Joe.

[frylock]

6. fuck that shit

[Cosmocat]

8. YEP!

nm

[Cosmocat]

7. why ... the ... fuck ...

does the "media" let republican's constantly get away with this bullshit.

Everytime, without any exception, they blame the Barrack Obama for them being jackasses.

How hard can it be to simply say ...

"senator, are people in washington THAT brittle, that weak of spirit and character, that an election campaign keeps them from doing their jobs. They are elected representatives, they are hired to legislate and do what is right. What could anyone possibly do in an election campaign that would justify representives from doing what is in the best interests of their constituents. How can you in good faith lay the blame at the President's feet, one man, while absolving 50 other people? How can you not admonish them for being petty and not putting an election behind them and doing what is right?"

How fricken hard would that be?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. Uhhhhhh..........

BTW elections ARE, by their nature, divisive and partisan. He knows this, right?

Once again

[noel711]

10. My Dear SEnator Toomy-

God has a sense of humor: YOU are one of my senators,
despite the fact that I did NOT vote for you.
Nonetheless, you represent my state.
You owe us your service in representation..
You weren't elected to do, or say, your own damn thing.

When you took the risk of stepping out of the bunker called
the republican dogma, I wondered if there was hope for you.

Nah; you're going down in flames in the next election.
See ya!

[UrbScotty]

11. Because, you know, Romney was so unifying!

[Bucky]

12. Well what you expect from an anti-imperialistic Kenya socialist granny killer from Hah-vahd?

Of course those liberals are going to be divisive--they hate America!

[TeamPooka]

13. "If only these Democrats would run the way Republicans tell them too everything would be fine"

Reminds me of McCain blaming the racist tone of '08 on Obama because he didn't tour with McCain "Lincoln-Douglas style".

[BlueDemKev]

14. F*** Off, Toomey!

Now that the one good thing you've ever done in your life has been shot down by your fellow right-wing buddies in the Senate, I can now go back to saying exactly what I think of you.

Being called 'divisive' by a tea party-backed Republican is like being called a 'whore' by a prostitute.

[davidpdx]

15. Decisiveness? Really?

I seem to remember a comment about 47% of Americans being takers. Who could have said that?

Oh, I remember now it was the person WHO GOT 47% of the vote!

[quaker bill]

16. Hey Pat

I think it is called winning.

[JoePhilly]

17. Apparently, Obama was divisive because he would not admit to being a Kenyan Muslim Socialist.

[Zoeisright]

18. Fuck off, Toomey.

God, these asshole repukes are such whiners. And SO stupid.

[Cha]

19. Lying Whiny Asshole. His stupid goprick party will believe that.. no one

else.