House Speaker John Boehner -- oops, I meant minority leader! -- simply stated the obvious today when he told Sean Hannity that he and other Republicans will "not compromise" with President Obama. Of course they won't. Their objective all along has been to destroy his presidency, and the next two years are going to make the first two look like they were playing tiddlywinks. Even an impeachment trial is not out of the question.
Darrell Issa, who would head the House oversight committee in the event of a Republican victory, has, as Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post recently noted, proclaimed that Obama's is the most corrupt administration in history. Meanwhile, Republican staffers from the Senate intelligence committee, as the Wall Street Journal reported, have already headed to Germany, France, and other countries to investigate the administration's handling of sending detainees from Guantanamo to host countries. It's an obvious fishing expedition to try and prove that Obama is recklessly soft on terror. Look for a lot more of the same in the next two years.
Obama, who entered office proclaiming comity with the GOP, never served in the House. Had he witnessed the actions of the House Republicans up close, he might have learned a few lessons up close and personal about their approach. Instead, Obama continues to insist that cooperation should be possible, no matter the outcome of the election.
Boehner says it isn't. And as Michael Tomasky has suggested in the New York Review of Books, Republicans may gear up to try and impeach Obama. Short of that, they will continue to attempt to destroy his presidency. But Obama will have to recognize that he faces a destructive opposition before he can begin to save his presidency.
i am not really worried too much about obama anymore anyway. he is a disappointment, both parties are great disappointments, completely under the thump or big lobbyists, until that is addressed, they wont be any real change.
The title of this article shows that the author is trying to fan the left into more anger against anyone that dare have a differing opinion than the White house.
Poor Obama. He had a democratic majority in the house and Senate.
But those awful republicans have spoiled his agenda.
The same public, middle America, independants, that voted him in, are now going to vote against his policies and left democrats on Tuesday.
The left says its because we are stupid or Obama just didn't explain things well enough.
We are not stupid and he explained things quite well. We just don't agree.
Don't think anyone is serious about it.
I think its just a buzz word used by some on the right to annoy some of you on the left.
If I were the dems I would be worried about a real things like unemployment, debt, terrorism, and why they lost independants, moderates, and women voters since the last election.
By any sense of logic and reason the Repubs and TBaggers should be laughed out of town or run out of town on a rail. I'm from the 60's and I remember the millions who marched against the war peaceably being told to 'love it or leave it'. Now you have people running for Congress calling for open warfare against progressives and not being called on the carpet for it.
The battles been lost. The US will be lucky to be a second rate power in the world with India, China and other countries taking over the lead in jobs, production and new businesses. All we can do is invade 10th rate countries with no Navy or Air Force to speak of and strut like big shots. I think our military is the only one in the world that has to hire overpaid mercenaries to protect it. Just when did the US military -- with the trillions thrown at it -- get to the point of needing security? And who was on the job when this was happening? GWB.
The ones that own the media, own the message. Period. It was either Gore or Clinton that spoke a few years ago about their fears that these mega-conglomerate media outlets would be the demise of our Democracy -- and they are. There is very little independent media anymore, and few journalist. Even on sites like this, most of the people writing have ties to corporate media.
We can put out all the press releases we want, and hold all the press conferences we want, but if the media won't cover it.. OR they attack everything (ala Fox "News") then it's pointless. we have to get the media back to the people,and get rid of these pundits and talking heads on all the networks who are mega-millionaires.
USA, cold war and world war 2, present and former adversaries:
Soviet Russia: Awash in oil revenues and rising again.
Red China: Post Tiananmen Square, manipulating currency to crush us with trade debt
Japan: Helped to make us a debtor nation, while we finance their national defense
Saudi Arabia: Wahobist terrorist exporter. fleecing us because of oil addiction
Vietnam: Home of outsourced offshore manufacturing
Germany: Strongest economy in Europe while we still finance their national defense
USA: Exporting raw materials to make finished goods in China and elsewhere to sell here.
No wonder foreign governments and corporations are financing the "US Chamber" attack ads.
Working class America, they're just not that into you. Middle class america, who needs you? What about "multinational corporations" do you not understand? They don't need to care about your country. Why should your children go to good schools, breath clean air and drink clean water, and have safe food and medicines? Why should "the people" be allowed to pass laws regulating abuse and finance programs for quality of life. The pursuit of happiness?
Global businesses are promoting low taxes to de-fund the USA while investing to grow economies in communist and terrorist and totalitarian states like China and elsewhere abroad. No pesky human rights!
While they make money, we are here fighting over crumbs!
Freedom ain't free, America is the best country money can buy.
It's midnight in America, we had a good run.
In a interview with National Journal, The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.... Our single biggest political goal is to give our nominee for president the maximum opportunity to be successful."
Got it? Now vote Republican.
And it works well for them so why should they stop?
He had all the power in Congress. So why couldn't he get anything done, except digging our country into a huge hole and making it clear around the globe that we are a cowering 2nd rate power?
He is the most divisive president ever. Trying to separate us along class, party , and racial lines.
We are supposed to hate corporations, bankers, big business, republicans, tea partiers, anybody who is rich, insurance companies...etc. If we disagree we are racists and witches.
Yet we are to embrace illegal immigrants, massive government programs, and anything that the White house proposes.
In typical Chicago style he does not tolerate dissent.
Why doesn't he have press conferences and answer questions.
No, he would rather lecture to us and appoint another czar to tell us what to do.
With respect, who was ever "qualified" for the job of POTUS?
Most divisive? Obviously, you weren't alive during Lincoln's administration, but I think Civil War qualifies as the defintion of divisive. How about Johnson and Nixon, or weren't you aware then, either? (Gee, hyperbole is the greatest thing ever! And so meaningful!)
How has Obama divided anyone? What has he said, done, or what policy has he instituted that has "tried to separate us along class, party, or racial lines"? The same question for your nonsense about "hating" people or institutions. You've put those points out there, now back them up with facts.
Though I have a question for you: why are people on the right so fond of using the word "hate"?
Obama has done more to deport illegal immigrants than Bush did. Look it up.
Massive government --- like the Patriot Act?
Does not tolerate dissent????? Have you noticed the Republicans' behavior at all? He's tolerated way too much IMHO.
"Czar" was originally a Republican title. Czars don't make laws ("Tell us what to do". That would be the Legistlature.
If you disagree with the POTUS ... fine OK. Just TELL me what you would do. What services would you cut to decrease the size of government? Would you cut social security and Medicare and spite hard working Americans that have paid into for years? Would you continue to REWARD corporations for moving jobs overseas and finding every loophole possible to keep from paying taxes.
Would you put the profit of a Healthcare Insurance Company before the health and well being of a middle class US citizen?
NO person would declare they have a right to live in Beverly Hills, no one would believe they have a God given right to drive the most expensive cars at someone elses expense. But when it comes to LIFE I'll be damned if I want to "cheer" a society that would put profits and greed ahead of Human life and dignity.
Anyone who is unemployed is seriously clueless if they vote for the Corporate Party. The Party that gets their donations from the corporations that sent our jobs to India and China, to make bigger profits. These weren't union jobs, these were ordinary bread-winner jobs that republican donors (who got the fat tax cuts) sent overseas. Those jobs aren't coming back.. and voting for the republicans will only continue to reward them.
The President is extremely powerful. But he is still an elected official, elected by the people. Failure to heed the peoples wishes will cost him his job. And the people can change paths pretty quickly. Its only been two years, and he is poised to take historic losses in the house and senate.
As for the unemployed and the rich, you show me how any of this wealth redistribution has helped anybody? Its never worked before, and its not working now. Unless the government is going to own all businesses, you better take it easy on the rich, cause they are the ones paying us and/or buying our services.
Any compromise by Republicans will just mean growing government.
IF Federal spending is 25% of national GDP (which is is) then ANY compromise by Republicans will mean either that number increases to 26-7-8% -OR- massive increases in taxes.
The only way the Republicans can reduce the size of government is to fight Obama on his agenda every step of the way.
SWING VOTERS The REPUBLICAN party burned you...Don't be fooled again...Do your civic duty and vette not only the candidates but the "so called" information you receive from your chosen news outlet. The OBSTRUCTIONIST MINDSET, MIS-INFORMATION and DISRESPECT shown by conservatives over the last 2 years prohibits me from giving any of them a chance. CHANGE your TONE republicans and you may have a chance to be relevant again.
STAY the COURSE AMERICA. VOTE DEMOCRATIC.
America is not in favor of government redistribution of wealth. They want a stronger middle class, no doubt, but not by direct government means (which is a fallacy anyway). They want policies in which American companies can do well, as well as the Americans working for them.