(HT to: "40 Years in the Desert")
"Dems To Leadership: Cut GOP Loose"
"Rank-and-file Congressional Democrats had been willing to give Republicans the business tax cuts and other provisions they wanted in the stimulus. That is, up until every single one voted against the bill on the House floor Wednesday.
Now, in both the House and the Senate, angry members are lobbying Democratic leaders to yank those tax breaks back."
Link:Bi-partisanship is one of those lofty ideals that everyone talks about as being able to move the country forward, but in history and practice? Results, not so much.
We've tried too. No bites on the carrots, big carrots, lots of carrots. None! Turned up noses, even. Multiplying, more unified, vehemently turned up noses-with snuffles too!
Snuffles? Snuffles.
Well, funny thing, in that pesky way democracy has, the Democrats handily won the recent elections for the House, Senate and Presidential elections. Won with a thumping majority in the House, with a thumping majority in the Senate, and-with a thumping victory-took back the White House with an openly, un-apologetically Liberal agenda.(1)
Thumping's the word, you know, like thumping with a stick?
We won the elections thumpingly based on what we said we were going to do. If bi-partisanship means doing everything the GOP wants and nothing we campaigned on, why have elections at all?
To say that things like building schools, railroad upgradesa new energy grd and other infrastructure should be stripped out as non-jobs creating or taking too long is silly. Those projects will keep the economy going while the private sector heals from it's self inflected wounds.
As a matter of fact, they are too small a part of the package considering the need.
We need to take them out, repeal the Bush tax cuts, and let them know there is a political price to pay for partisan obstructionism.
It's time for the stick. Snuffles, hm?
Thumping yes, thumping indeed.
(1) Call it Progressive or Left Wing if you really must.)
No comments:
Post a Comment