From what we’ve been seeing from Republicans supposedly “negotiating” on health care reform, it’s reasonable to ask if they are negotiating or obstructing. Negotiating presumes a willingness to compromise. Each side gives something to arrive at a solution. While nobody gets all they want, neither do they have to give up everything. But compromise [...]
Posts Tagged ‘obstruction’
Obstruction is all they know
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized, tagged astroturf, GOP, health care reform, obstruction, Republican Party on August 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Let there be no more question about the raucus town hall attendees. Their astroturf inciters have spoken. They are opposed to any reform of our health care system, despite the consequences. Yes, there are people with legitimate concerns. And they deserve to have their concerns addressed. But shouting out and drowning out legitimate debate is [...]
Principle of obstruction
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Al Franken, bipartisanship, budget, Congress, Election '08, Mitch McConnell, Norm Coleman, obstruction, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Ted Stevens on April 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Congressional Republicans like to think that they are standing on principle when opposing President Obama at every opportunity. But, if that is the case, they are out of step with the majority of Americans. It is little wonder that their approval rating continues to sink.
It wasn’t surprising that no House Republicans voted in favor of [...]
On the road to that one vote
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bipartisanship, California budget, compromise, leadership, obstruction, open primary, Republican Party on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The California budget has passed — 106 days of stalemate have been broken.
An interesting tidbit surfaced yesterday — the state senate minority leader was ousted from his position. He had been one of the Republican senators who was willing to buck his party. True to recent form, he was replaced by someone who is more [...]
For want of a single vote
Posted in Current Events, Uncategorized, tagged Economy, negotiation, obstruction, Republican Party, tax policy on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
California, the eighth largest economy in the world, is in crisis. Not only because of the general economic downturn, although that plays a role. No, California’s crisis is in part self-inflicted. The state has been without a budget since October 1. Why? Because of the rigidity of the positions in the state legislature.
Meanwhile, the state’s [...]
Stimulus vote post-mortem
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bipartisanship, compromise, Congress, economic collapse, Economy, leadership, negotiation, obstruction, Republican Party, stimulus on February 16, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Each week my local paper encourages readers to have their say on a particular issue. While it’s certainly not a scientific survey, it does provide some amusing and maddening reading. Many of the same people voice their opinions on a weekly basis, and given the frequency with which their comments appear, I figure there aren’t [...]
Super Sunday
Posted in Current Events, Politics, Random Thoughts & Silliness, tagged bailout, Congress, obstruction, stimulus, Super Bowl Sunday on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The chili is done and ready for the cook-off, and we’re still trying to decide how to juggle two party invitations. It’s rather amusing as neither of us are football fans. We’ll be watching the Super Bowl with millions of other Americans, but we focus on the commercials, not the game.
So, how about you? Will/did [...]
