What is wrong with these people? While I certainly don’t agree with many things Obama & Dems have/are doing, this obstructionism is simply ludicrous. And too many of their Tea Party friends are worse.
In an example of Republican obstructionism rendered beautiful by its simplicity, the GOP yesterday killed a House bill that would increase funding for scientific research and math and science education by forcing Democrats to vote in favor of federal employees viewing pornography.
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“For anyone that is concerned about federal employees watching pornography, they just saw a pornographic movie. It’s called; ‘Motion to Recommit,'” Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) said. “It was a cynical effort to undermine an important bill for my 9-year-old daughter, for your kids and your grandkids.”
The Dems screwed themselves with their obsession with health care instead of jobs (or more accurately, a jobs for insurance companies bill). Hopefully too late, the Republicans are realizing they may have gone too far with the ‘vote no on everything’ agenda.
Only now that their own incumbents and establishment candidates are threatened are some Republicans starting to realize the problem with their strategy of yelling, “Throw the bums out!” every time government spends a dime. As it turns out, if you demonize all federal spending, pretty much everyone who’s ever supported any of it can become political collateral damage.
Perhaps it’s time, as some of our readers suggest, to vote out all incumbents of both parties and start over from scratch. Could it really be worse than now?
#4, #5, Bobbo, you all have it wrong. They did not tack it onto the bill. The Republicans are in the minority, so they can’t do anything without Democrats voting with them. In this case, if you want the bill pass you just vote against the Republican request for an amendment, and vote the bill out as is. It is the Democrats who refused to do this, or at least 121 of them. If you want the porn restrictions, then you don’t get the new funds for math and science. This was a motion to recommit, not an amendment.
Mike N–I admit I don’t even want to know the details, even though that is almost always the heart of the matter. So, what you are saying is that the Dems voted for the amendment to be included, and then voted the entire bill down, or did not vote to pass it out, or whatever?
Now, I know Uncle Dave would not post and comment on this process without knowing it down to its finest details. If we are so pleasured by his input, maybe the critical path will be illuminated for us all.
“Blaming” anyone but those who voted for things is a tricky case to make. I’m on pins and needles.
Ah_Yea said,
>Why did 121 Democrats go along with the Republican MINORITY?
Because everyone thinks Democratic party isfull of liberals. The Democratic party leans pretty far right at this moment.