GOP Majority Struggling To Get Things Done

[Chris]

First George W. Bush's SEC let Wall Street run a $516 trillion dollar derivatives based Ponzi scheme that destroyed the world economy in 2008.

Then Republicans on the Supreme Court voted to allow unlimited secret campaign contributions in the Citizens United decision.

Then Republicans in the House shut down the government and threatened the country with default.

Why would anyone vote for a party that hates government and continually tries to damage our country?

 

[Kosh]

First George W. Bush's SEC let Wall Street run a $516 trillion dollar derivatives based Ponzi scheme that destroyed the world economy in 2008.

Then Republicans on the Supreme Court voted to allow unlimited secret campaign contributions in the Citizens United decision.

Then Republicans in the House shut down the government and threatened the country with default.

Why would anyone vote for a party that hates government and continually tries to damage our country?

More far left propaganda not based on reality..

 

[rightwinger]

Your stuff is simply Orwellian. The House has passed all kinds of bills, but they're stalling in the Senate because the Democrats keep blocking them, since Republicans do not have a fillibuster-proof majority in the Senate.

Yes, the Keystone XL bill took a long time--because Democrats kept holding it up.

You are an utter, blind partisan who does little else but spew rabidly partisan propaganda.

Passing partisan bills is easy....anyone can do it

Getting legislation into law takes compromise, something Republicans are incapable of considering

That is why the Republican Congress is the worst in history

Child Pornography Victims Restitution - Passage - Vote Passed (98-0, 2 Not Voting)

The Senate passed a bill that would expand restitution for victims of child pornography. The bill would expand a victim's losses to include medical services, therapy, rehabilitation, transportation, child care and lost income. It also would allow defendants who have contributed to the same victim's losses to spread the cost of restitution among themselves and establish minimum award levels for certain offenses.

Sen. Bill Nelson voted YES
Sen. Marco Rubio voted YES

Small Business Tax Extenders – Passage - Vote Passed (272-142, 18 Not Voting)

The House passed a bill that would that would make permanent increased expensing limitations in the tax code that allow small businesses to deduct up to $500,000 of their equipment costs for a maximum of $2 million worth of property. The bill would make permanent the reduced recognition period for S corporations under which they could be taxed for sales of certain assets. It would make permanent a tax break for the charitable contributions of S corporations and allow them to qualify for the same tax exemptions that apply to individuals for charitable contributions.

Rep. Vern Buchanan voted YES


Keystone XL Pipeline – Passage - Vote Passed (270-152, 10 Not Voting)

The House passed a bill that would immediately allow TransCanada to construct, connect, operate and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities known as the Keystone XL pipeline, including any revision to the pipeline route within Nebraska as required or authorized by the state. It also would consider the January 2014 environmental impact statement issued by the State Department sufficient to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.

Rep. Vern Buchanan voted YES

And?

Bills are getting passed

What laws have been enacted?

What has the failed Republican Congress accomplished? Zero

 

[rightwinger]

Worst House of Representatives in American history.
Thanks to Republican gerrymandering.

Makes you long for the days Pelosi was running things

Boehner is the worst Speaker in history

 

[Mac1958]

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So I'm seeing complaints that the Democrats are obstructionists and the Party of No.

Holy crap. Short memory. Stunning.

More than ever, I'd like to know: Is partisan rhetoric supposed to be taken seriously?

.

 

[hortysir]

Isn't it grand to see the emergence of the Democrats as the new party of NO!

The President has done more than Congress since January...

And by the way you are calling the president with the record low amount of Vetoes as the 'No' guy.

Look at other Presidents... Obama is like two vetoes in 6 years... He could Veto everything for the next 2 years and his number would be still low.

Why so low vetoes? Well one might ask the GOP Congress...

Couldn't have anything to do with his Dem-majority, could it?

 

[rightwinger]

Isn't it grand to see the emergence of the Democrats as the new party of NO!

The President has done more than Congress since January...

And by the way you are calling the president with the record low amount of Vetoes as the 'No' guy.

Look at other Presidents... Obama is like two vetoes in 6 years... He could Veto everything for the next 2 years and his number would be still low.

Why so low vetoes? Well one might ask the GOP Congress...

Couldn't have anything to do with his Dem-majority, could it?

Look Republicans....if you want to get anything accomplished, here are your options

1. Win the House, 60 votes in the Senate and the Presidency

2. If you are unable to execute option #1, you have to pass bipartisan legislation that satisfies the President

Most Congresses use option #2. This failed Republican Congress does nothing

 

[Kondor3]

Better to struggle to get things done, than to rush headlong into doing the wrong things, as Obumble has been doing with his Imperial Decrees.

 

[hortysir]

Isn't it grand to see the emergence of the Democrats as the new party of NO!

The President has done more than Congress since January...

And by the way you are calling the president with the record low amount of Vetoes as the 'No' guy.

Look at other Presidents... Obama is like two vetoes in 6 years... He could Veto everything for the next 2 years and his number would be still low.

Why so low vetoes? Well one might ask the GOP Congress...

Couldn't have anything to do with his Dem-majority, could it?

Look Republicans....if you want to get anything accomplished, here are your options

1. Win the House, 60 votes in the Senate and the Presidency

2. If you are unable to execute option #1, you have to pass bipartisan legislation that satisfies the President

Most Congresses use option #2. This failed Republican Congress does nothing

I will say that is what Newt was able to do with Clinton.
Haven't seen it much since

 

[rightwinger]

Better to struggle to get things done, than to rush headlong into doing the wrong things, as Obumble has been doing with his Imperial Decrees.

Republicans are getting NOTHING done

They have had six years to prepare and have not done a thing They only have two years

You think they can accomplish anything?

 

[rightwinger]

Isn't it grand to see the emergence of the Democrats as the new party of NO!

The President has done more than Congress since January...

And by the way you are calling the president with the record low amount of Vetoes as the 'No' guy.

Look at other Presidents... Obama is like two vetoes in 6 years... He could Veto everything for the next 2 years and his number would be still low.

Why so low vetoes? Well one might ask the GOP Congress...

Couldn't have anything to do with his Dem-majority, could it?

Look Republicans....if you want to get anything accomplished, here are your options

1. Win the House, 60 votes in the Senate and the Presidency

2. If you are unable to execute option #1, you have to pass bipartisan legislation that satisfies the President

Most Congresses use option #2. This failed Republican Congress does nothing

I will say that is what Newt was able to do with Clinton.
Haven't seen it much since

Republicans have made Obama out to be the devil

Now, negotiating with the devil will upset the base. Republicans are like the dog chasing a car and once they catch it, they have no idea what to do with it

 

[Kondor3]

Better to struggle to get things done, than to rush headlong into doing the wrong things, as Obumble has been doing with his Imperial Decrees.

Republicans are getting NOTHING done

They have had si years to preare and have not done a thing They only have two years

You think they can accomplish anything?

Dunno... beats the hell outta me... but we're about to find out... and the American People have determined that they should get another chance.

 

[rightwinger]

A problem for Republicans is that over the last six years, they have not built up any good will with the White House. If they want to get something, they will have to offer something

And they don't know how to do that

 

[Kondor3]

Isn't it grand to see the emergence of the Democrats as the new party of NO!

The President has done more than Congress since January...

And by the way you are calling the president with the record low amount of Vetoes as the 'No' guy.

Look at other Presidents... Obama is like two vetoes in 6 years... He could Veto everything for the next 2 years and his number would be still low.

Why so low vetoes? Well one might ask the GOP Congress...

Couldn't have anything to do with his Dem-majority, could it?

Look Republicans....if you want to get anything accomplished, here are your options

1. Win the House, 60 votes in the Senate and the Presidency

2. If you are unable to execute option #1, you have to pass bipartisan legislation that satisfies the President

Most Congresses use option #2. This failed Republican Congress does nothing

I will say that is what Newt was able to do with Clinton.
Haven't seen it much since

Republicans have made Obama out to be the devil

Now, negotiating with the devil will upset the base. Republicans are like the dog chasing a car and once they catch it, they have no idea what to do with it

Oh, I dunno...

Inviting a foreign head of state of address the Congress, slapping Obumble in the process, and putting the brakes on His Imperial Majesty's latest Shamnesty for Illegal Aliens, does not strike most folks as 'bargaining with the Devil'.

But even if that proves to be the case after all... no big deal... although I understand why the handful of remaining Orgasmic ObamaBots would like the American People to believe that it's a big deal... I mean... after all... when you've had a 'shellacking' twice... losing the House in 2010 and losing the Senate in 2014... and when you have little left to you but to attempt Rule by Imperial Decree... well... whatever one can do, to try and put a positive spin on things...

May such ineffective brickbat-throwing be a consolation to loyal ObamaBots... it's about all they have left, at this late juncture.

 

[hortysir]

Isn't it grand to see the emergence of the Democrats as the new party of NO!

The President has done more than Congress since January...

And by the way you are calling the president with the record low amount of Vetoes as the 'No' guy.

Look at other Presidents... Obama is like two vetoes in 6 years... He could Veto everything for the next 2 years and his number would be still low.

Why so low vetoes? Well one might ask the GOP Congress...

Couldn't have anything to do with his Dem-majority, could it?

Look Republicans....if you want to get anything accomplished, here are your options

1. Win the House, 60 votes in the Senate and the Presidency

2. If you are unable to execute option #1, you have to pass bipartisan legislation that satisfies the President

Most Congresses use option #2. This failed Republican Congress does nothing

I will say that is what Newt was able to do with Clinton.
Haven't seen it much since

Republicans have made Obama out to be the devil

Now, negotiating with the devil will upset the base. Republicans are like the dog chasing a car and once they catch it, they have no idea what to do with it

Can't be too one-sided with this either.
I recall Bush not being able to get CRs pushed through to fund the troops without Dems attaching pork barrels to them.
I wanted Boehner out as Speaker so bad.
Between him, Reid and Obama....too many hardheads to do what should get done.

 

[rightwinger]

The President has done more than Congress since January...

And by the way you are calling the president with the record low amount of Vetoes as the 'No' guy.

Look at other Presidents... Obama is like two vetoes in 6 years... He could Veto everything for the next 2 years and his number would be still low.

Why so low vetoes? Well one might ask the GOP Congress...

Couldn't have anything to do with his Dem-majority, could it?

Look Republicans....if you want to get anything accomplished, here are your options

1. Win the House, 60 votes in the Senate and the Presidency

2. If you are unable to execute option #1, you have to pass bipartisan legislation that satisfies the President

Most Congresses use option #2. This failed Republican Congress does nothing

I will say that is what Newt was able to do with Clinton.
Haven't seen it much since

Republicans have made Obama out to be the devil

Now, negotiating with the devil will upset the base. Republicans are like the dog chasing a car and once they catch it, they have no idea what to do with it

Oh, I dunno...

Inviting a foreign head of state of address the Congress, slapping Obumble in the process, and putting the brakes on His Imperial Majesty's latest Shamnesty for Illegal Aliens, does not strike most folks as 'bargaining with the Devil'.

But even if that proves to be the case after all... no big deal... although I understand why the handful of remaining Orgasmic ObamaBots would like the American People to believe that it's a big deal... I mean... after all... when you've had a 'shellacking' twice... losing the House in 2010 and losing the Senate in 2014... and when you have little left to you but to attempt Rule by Imperial Decree... well... whatever one can do, to try and put a positive spin on things...

May such ineffective brickbat-throwing be a consolation to loyal ObamaBots... it's about all they have left, at this late juncture.

Is showboating the best that Republicans can hope to accomplish in the two years they hold Congress?

They have an agenda that has been on the backburner for the last eight years. Now they have a chance to do what THEY want to do and the best they can brag about is....we stopped Obama?

Bunch of fools

 

[rightwinger]

The President has done more than Congress since January...

And by the way you are calling the president with the record low amount of Vetoes as the 'No' guy.

Look at other Presidents... Obama is like two vetoes in 6 years... He could Veto everything for the next 2 years and his number would be still low.

Why so low vetoes? Well one might ask the GOP Congress...

Couldn't have anything to do with his Dem-majority, could it?

Look Republicans....if you want to get anything accomplished, here are your options

1. Win the House, 60 votes in the Senate and the Presidency

2. If you are unable to execute option #1, you have to pass bipartisan legislation that satisfies the President

Most Congresses use option #2. This failed Republican Congress does nothing

I will say that is what Newt was able to do with Clinton.
Haven't seen it much since

Republicans have made Obama out to be the devil

Now, negotiating with the devil will upset the base. Republicans are like the dog chasing a car and once they catch it, they have no idea what to do with it

Can't be too one-sided with this either.
I recall Bush not being able to get CRs pushed through to fund the troops without Dems attaching pork barrels to them.
I wanted Boehner out as Speaker so bad.
Between him, Reid and Obama....too many hardheads to do what should get done.

Not going to happen

Used to be the moderates of both parties got things done. Now the moderates have been driven into hiding. Don't expect anything out of the failed Republican Congress

 

[Kondor3]

...I recall Bush not being able to get CRs pushed through to fund the troops without Dems attaching pork barrels to them. I wanted Boehner out as Speaker so bad. Between him, Reid and Obama....too many hardheads to do what should get done.

Agreed. I think a great many folks were hoping for a fresh face to take over the Speakership.

 

[Kondor3]

Couldn't have anything to do with his Dem-majority, could it?

Look Republicans....if you want to get anything accomplished, here are your options

1. Win the House, 60 votes in the Senate and the Presidency

2. If you are unable to execute option #1, you have to pass bipartisan legislation that satisfies the President

Most Congresses use option #2. This failed Republican Congress does nothing

I will say that is what Newt was able to do with Clinton.
Haven't seen it much since

Republicans have made Obama out to be the devil

Now, negotiating with the devil will upset the base. Republicans are like the dog chasing a car and once they catch it, they have no idea what to do with it

Oh, I dunno...

Inviting a foreign head of state of address the Congress, slapping Obumble in the process, and putting the brakes on His Imperial Majesty's latest Shamnesty for Illegal Aliens, does not strike most folks as 'bargaining with the Devil'.

But even if that proves to be the case after all... no big deal... although I understand why the handful of remaining Orgasmic ObamaBots would like the American People to believe that it's a big deal... I mean... after all... when you've had a 'shellacking' twice... losing the House in 2010 and losing the Senate in 2014... and when you have little left to you but to attempt Rule by Imperial Decree... well... whatever one can do, to try and put a positive spin on things...

May such ineffective brickbat-throwing be a consolation to loyal ObamaBots... it's about all they have left, at this late juncture.

Is showboating the best that Republicans can hope to accomplish in the two years they hold Congress?

They have an agenda that has been on the backburner for the last eight years. Now they have a chance to do what THEY want to do and the best they can brag about is....we stopped Obama?

Bunch of fools

It's only been a few weeks.

Stopping Obama (with regard to Immigration, and with regard to our relationship with Israel) is a good start.

Stay tuned for further developments.

 

[rightwinger]

Look Republicans....if you want to get anything accomplished, here are your options

1. Win the House, 60 votes in the Senate and the Presidency

2. If you are unable to execute option #1, you have to pass bipartisan legislation that satisfies the President

Most Congresses use option #2. This failed Republican Congress does nothing

I will say that is what Newt was able to do with Clinton.
Haven't seen it much since

Republicans have made Obama out to be the devil

Now, negotiating with the devil will upset the base. Republicans are like the dog chasing a car and once they catch it, they have no idea what to do with it

Oh, I dunno...

Inviting a foreign head of state of address the Congress, slapping Obumble in the process, and putting the brakes on His Imperial Majesty's latest Shamnesty for Illegal Aliens, does not strike most folks as 'bargaining with the Devil'.

But even if that proves to be the case after all... no big deal... although I understand why the handful of remaining Orgasmic ObamaBots would like the American People to believe that it's a big deal... I mean... after all... when you've had a 'shellacking' twice... losing the House in 2010 and losing the Senate in 2014... and when you have little left to you but to attempt Rule by Imperial Decree... well... whatever one can do, to try and put a positive spin on things...

May such ineffective brickbat-throwing be a consolation to loyal ObamaBots... it's about all they have left, at this late juncture.

Is showboating the best that Republicans can hope to accomplish in the two years they hold Congress?

They have an agenda that has been on the backburner for the last eight years. Now they have a chance to do what THEY want to do and the best they can brag about is....we stopped Obama?

Bunch of fools

It's only been a few weeks.

Stopping Obama (with regard to Immigration, and with regard to our relationship with Israel) is a good start.

Stay tuned for further developments.

After waiting on the sidelines for six years, you would assume the Republicans would hit the ground running on legislation that is important to them

Instead we get votes on repealing Obamacare for the 57th time and confirming that there is global warming