Mike Pouraryan
OV Week-End (3/14/2010): Republican Irresponsbility
March 14th 2010 10:17
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What now?
I have been following the Republican talking points throughout the week. The basic contention by the Republicans was outlined by Senator Brown in the Republican Weekly Address on Saturday:
I have written about the Scott Brown election and the potential danger signs that the White House needs to be aware of going into the MId-terms. But, Scott Brown needs to also remember that he was elected by the People of Massachuttes in part because he understood what Massachuttes Politics demanded. Why are the Republicans so afraid of reform? Don't they realize what is truly going on in "Main Street"?
I have noted that the Republicans are interested in one thing and one thing only: Power. They have said it. They seem to subscribe to the notion that they are able to defeat the President because they claim that the Healthcare Debate is the advent of Socialism and the loss of America's way of life. The America that I know is an America that will insure that everyone is taken care of and a reasonable sense of security is at hand so that people can build a life that they are proud of. I have asked this question and will ask it again: Is 100 years enough?
The irresponsibility of the Republicans and their arrogance in adopting an know-it-all view of the world is dangerous. A traditional loyal opposition must act responsbily and provide solutions. Solutions should not be to destroy, but to build and improve. The Republicans saw to it that the Clinton Agenda came to a halt before the so-called Gingrich Revolution. Bill Clinton had the smarts to overcome it and coopt many of the ideas. The Republicans did pull off an impeachment anyway. It was amazing how the business of the country somehow continued while all these games were being played. There was one case of utter irresponsbility that the Republicans pulled off which really made me truly mad. GOP Senators fillibustered changes to a mining law. They have the right to do it as the minority. The problem was that the fillibuster led to the Government was forced to sell 10 Billion dollars worth of gold rights to a Canadian Company for less than 10,000. I would have loved to have been part of that bid. What would Senator Brown's reaction be to such height of irresponsible behavior? When will the business of the peole will actually be done?
As the domestic debate continues on, there is the little matter of the wars America is fighting. America is spending $ 750 Billion Dollars on Defense. What was discussed by Eric Margolis during this clip must give us all a moment of pause:
The true realities in America has to be realized. Bill Gross of PIMCO reminds us that there is a "new normal" that all must adjust to which will dictate how fiscal policy must be designed around. The Republicans must take stock of what Einstein reminded us all. What he told us was that, "....We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them....". Why are the Republicans continuing on this path? What will force them to wake up and face the true realities?
I have written about the Scott Brown election and the potential danger signs that the White House needs to be aware of going into the MId-terms. But, Scott Brown needs to also remember that he was elected by the People of Massachuttes in part because he understood what Massachuttes Politics demanded. Why are the Republicans so afraid of reform? Don't they realize what is truly going on in "Main Street"?
I have noted that the Republicans are interested in one thing and one thing only: Power. They have said it. They seem to subscribe to the notion that they are able to defeat the President because they claim that the Healthcare Debate is the advent of Socialism and the loss of America's way of life. The America that I know is an America that will insure that everyone is taken care of and a reasonable sense of security is at hand so that people can build a life that they are proud of. I have asked this question and will ask it again: Is 100 years enough?
The irresponsibility of the Republicans and their arrogance in adopting an know-it-all view of the world is dangerous. A traditional loyal opposition must act responsbily and provide solutions. Solutions should not be to destroy, but to build and improve. The Republicans saw to it that the Clinton Agenda came to a halt before the so-called Gingrich Revolution. Bill Clinton had the smarts to overcome it and coopt many of the ideas. The Republicans did pull off an impeachment anyway. It was amazing how the business of the country somehow continued while all these games were being played. There was one case of utter irresponsbility that the Republicans pulled off which really made me truly mad. GOP Senators fillibustered changes to a mining law. They have the right to do it as the minority. The problem was that the fillibuster led to the Government was forced to sell 10 Billion dollars worth of gold rights to a Canadian Company for less than 10,000. I would have loved to have been part of that bid. What would Senator Brown's reaction be to such height of irresponsible behavior? When will the business of the peole will actually be done?
As the domestic debate continues on, there is the little matter of the wars America is fighting. America is spending $ 750 Billion Dollars on Defense. What was discussed by Eric Margolis during this clip must give us all a moment of pause:
The true realities in America has to be realized. Bill Gross of PIMCO reminds us that there is a "new normal" that all must adjust to which will dictate how fiscal policy must be designed around. The Republicans must take stock of what Einstein reminded us all. What he told us was that, "....We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them....". Why are the Republicans continuing on this path? What will force them to wake up and face the true realities?
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