The GOP Is Swinging Blind

The Congressional Republicans spent the last four years trying to limit Obama to one term. They used every piece of strategy of obstructionism they could think of to keep the economy stalled. The G"NO"P’s destabilizing influence kept small businesses wary of hiring additional employees, or investing in any expansion. But the stock markets flourished, and while the rich got richer, unemployment remained high, and consumer confidence stayed low.

With Obama’s second win over the GOP’s best offering (Mitt) in 2012, the G”NO”P has tried to keep recovery slowed to a crawl, and their plan may have worked had they stayed with it. Instead, they shifted their focus to a ploy to create big scandals out of small ones. So far, it has only caused the approval rating of Congress to shrink, especially the Congressional Republicans’ approval rating.

As the past two elections have proven, the American public has become wise to the political trickery of the Republican strategists, and will no longer fall for their scams. With three-and-a-half years until the next presidential election, it is doubtful the GOP can maintain the already weakening head of steam they have had with the scandals of Benghazi, the IRS, and the DOJ’s seizure AP reporters’ phone records.

The mere anticipation of Hillary Clinton running for President in 2016 already has her beating anyone the Republican Party has to offer; and it is certain the G"NO"P will again use more scare tactics to turn any coming budget talks into crises. It is what they have done for the last four years, it hasn’t helped their popularity, and will not in the future.

The Republicans are swinging blindly, hoping to land a punch that might hurt Obama and the Democrats, and with FOX News hammering their BS into the heads of the conservatives and neo-conservatives, they are convinced all of this flailing about by the Republicans is bringing Obama and the Democrats down. This misguided belief is revealed daily by their posts here on these message boards


http://news.yahoo.com/political-landscape-changes-improving-economy-201347938.html

 

The cons are delusional in thinking that by repeating the loser Romney's 47% meme ad nauseam, they are going to convince more voters to support them.
In reality, their continued insults of all voters who are not part of their extreme right-wing base is only making them less attractive to all of the independents, moderates and dems.
All you hear from them these days is the delusional whine that they lost because the majority of voters are lazy moochers.

 

Perhaps by the 2014 mid term elections the voters will have forgotten all of the obstructionist antics of the Congressional Republicans. They might forget how the Republicans' foot-dragging greatly extended the period of high unemployment. The voters will undoubtedly forget the mess the GOP made out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), turning it into a windfall for the big medical insurance providers, and increasing costs considerably.

Yes, the voters will forget all of the political stunts by the GOP. This will open the door for the Republican Party's comeback, and permit the pro-business/anti-worker/anti-consumer Republicans to drive the final nails into the coffin of the middle class, the coffin into which, Dick Cheney and Dubya put them.

Voters can be unpredictable and self-destructive.

 

There's no excuse for the temper-tantrum obstructionist antics of the GOP. Americans know what they are doing, and they're hurting themselves and pushing their party closer to complete irrelevancy everyday.

 

... there's no excuse for opposing what the other party supports and you don't? How come this "obstructionist" rhetoric never existed when the GOP was in control? Because it's just more hyper-partisan rhetoric.

 

sad but true, hopefully they wont forget so easily

 

Voter fraud and MSM cover made Obama what he is today!

 

We have a president that has absolutely no knowledge of anything his administration is doing yet you blame the pubs for swinging blind? That's cute, laughable but cute.

 

Uh huh. This while Obama's approval rating continues to drop - not to mention the approval ratings of those in the Senate. Keep crowing your nonsense - thanks.

Perhaps if you libs wanted to stop whining about what Republicans are doing, you should offer a platform which creates an overwhelming majority in our halls of Government, so that no objection could stand against your motives.

But you can't - which means that the voices in our Government which object to the course that Obama is attempting to set are extensions of the voice of many of us, and should have power where they have power.

But feel free to continue to whine about it, as that is what your side's representation in Government has every right to do.

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Precisely. No liberal at any level of authority in the offending Departments in question (ahem, IRS), have any idea of what is taking place with anything.

Derp.

 

The actual efficacy and positive practical effects of 'austerity' has its limits and the American people are learning that.

The Republicans have to come up with more than simply respond to things with "cut" and "no".

 

Because in the best interests of America, the democrats tried to compromise with the republicans; its an art that the republicans have lost over the past decade. The GOP put their own mantra over the interests of the American people.

 

That is, again, more partisan rhetoric. There are multiple times that the GOP tried to compromise with the Democrats since Obama was elected in 2008, and the 'olive branch' extended by the Democrats was usually just a token.

Take for example one of the strongest 'GOP' (it's actually far more than just GOP) objection to forcing religious organizations to cover health care services that violate their religious beliefs, like contraceptives. Obama's 'compromise' is to not force Churches to cover that for Priests, but to still force that on all other religious organizations to include Catholic hospitals, Parochial schools, etc. That's no more a legitimate attempt at compromise than if the GOP were to say, "okay, no individual mandate, no medical equipment tax, no insurance tax, none of the taxes in Obamacare... but you can tax tanning salons."

 

I have to disagree; the republicans idea of a compromise is nothing more then window dressing in 99% of the cases. Your focusing on a narrow band of issues where I'm taking a broader view of things.

 

People forget that Obama has never compromised with Republicans.

 

No, I gave an example. I didn't see you give even one. So if 'the broader view of things' shows me to be wrong, then there should be a plethora of significant issues you could drum up to counter what I said, from both sides (meaning, for what you're claiming, you should be able to off-hand list a couple of significant compromises the Democrats proposed, and at least two significant issues where the GOP bucked Obama on something they would otherwise have generally supported - at the very least, on two major compromises offered by Obama).

 

Wow. They do this for real!

 

You are speaking the truth. Anyone who has paid attention for the last 10-15 years, can see readily what you've pointed out above.

Republicans are like bullies right now, and like a big bully they will fall hard when they meet their match; and that is on its way... one way or the other.

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Of course! People do not seriously call them the "Party of No" for no reason.

 

Right, "never".

Why are you lying?

 

You are typing lies. Anyone who has paid attention to your posts can see readily that.

Of course not! People call them the party of no because mindless people need simple and mindless rhetoric!

 

Nah. Pay attention to how the political games are played. The Republicans are not getting away with 'everything'. They are saying and doing things that will eventually cost them votes.

I see their literal performance and approval ratings; that stuff isn't insignificant.

 

In your opinion. Most of the votes they're 'losing' are votes they never had, of voters like you.

I assume your referring to the congressional approval ratings, measuring congressional approval of entire parties? If so, the difference is 10pts, 32for Democrats and 22 for Republicans, but even that is pretty meaningless. You don't know why people approve or disapprove it's not a comparative. In both cases, disapproval is around 60%.

http://www.pollingreport.com/cong_rep.htm

http://www.pollingreport.com/cong_dem.htm

However, when you look at it by issue, which is comparative, voters now trust Republicans more on ethics/corruption.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2013/voters_now_trust_gop_more_on_ethics_and_corruption

And voters still trust the GOP more than the Dems on the economy and national security, the two issues voters are most concerned with.

 

We're all relating our opinions.

And for a sizable period of my life the "Republicans" were able of garnering my vote. Somewhere between the spiritual phoniness, extremism and abject racism... they lost me. (So be it.)

Well, I'm a 'voter' and a 'soldier'. I trust the Republicans A LOT LESS. I would be very surprised if in the next few months/years, their approval or trust measurements rose significantly.

We'll see.

 

Yeah they are swinging blind. The pathetic hysterical postings of the moronic republican illiterati here is ample evidence of that. But even a rabid dog can injure you. It is critical that Progressive and all Democratic defenders of human freedom keep up the pressure on these losers. Do not tolerate their baseless accusations and keep THEM on the defensive ALL the time. Call them on their lies always. Don't use sarcasm to ridicule them. They are too stupid to get it and it makes it look like you are agreeing with them. Example:

Ignorant troll: Obama is a nazi muslim.

Democratic Responder: Right! And Hillary is a communist satanist!

Ignorant troll: I'm glad you agree with me. Now, about that devil worshiping Hillary...

Always use pejorative adjectives when referencing them (right wing stooge, fascist republican, inbred tea party racist). Keep THEM working to maintain their credibility.

 

One example = narrow

 

Seriously doubt the validity of some of your statements, given how far-gone left you are.

And no one gives a f***, cause you're just stating your own views and transferring them to the general population.

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zero examples=less than one=what you've given

I hate to pull a Roy, but "I win."