The Republican Obstruction And Sabotage of the US Economy

[UCmeNdc]

The Cost To Our Economy From Republican Obstruction And Sabotage


Republicans have obstructed every effort to help the economy. In the Senate they filibustered hundreds of bills. In the House they refused to allow votes on efforts to help the economy. And then there's the sabotage.

The Republican political strategy has been to obstruct efforts to help the economy for everyone but the wealthiest few, and then campaign on complaints that the economy isn't helping anyone but the wealthiest few. It's working.

In President Obama's July 12 weekly address he said, "So far this year, Republicans in Congress have blocked every serious idea to strengthen the middle class." He could have said, "Since 2009." Since the 2009 "stimulus," Republicans have obstructed pretty much every effort to help the economy. In the Senate they have filibustered hundreds of bills, and since the "stimulus" they have managed to keep anything from passing that might help the economy.

In the House, Republicans have refused to allow votes on anything that seriously would help the economy, instead passing only tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, spending cuts on essential things like maintaining our infrastructure and scientific research, and cutting regulations that protect people and the environment from being harmed by corporations seeking profit.

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/09/cost-our-economy-republican-obstruction

[SmittynMo]

1. I agree with all your points

The problem is "how do we stop them".

[UCmeNdc]

5. Vote the GOP Bums out!

[world wide wally]

2. Thank you for using the word "sabotage" because that is exactly what it has been

The MSM refuses to see it in that light, and it is pointed out all too seldom.

So thank you for calling a spade a spade.

[RussBLib]

3. I wonder why no Dem politicians have called it sabotage?

maybe they have, but if so it's been pretty few and far between. As is often the case, the Dems are too polite to level such a charge, while the Reps will go to rhetorical excess even while taking a shit. Pretty frustrating.

[world wide wally]

6. "polite" is one word for it. I think " chickenshit" is more appropriate

[blkmusclmachine]

4. GOP: "We're only in this for ourselves. Everybody else can f-ck off and die!"