Republicans lose the common touch

Gulf News ^ | October 6, 2013 | Professor Adel Safty, special to Gulf News

[2ndDivisionVet]

Professor Adel Safty is Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Russian Academy of Public Administration, Novosibirsk, Russia. He previously served as tenured university professor in Canada, Professor of International Relations in Turkey and Northern Cyprus, and Professor and College Dean in the United Arab Emirates. He also served as Head of UN Mission in Amman, Jordan. His many publications include From Camp David to the Gulf, Democracy and Governance, Might over Right: How the Zionists Took over Palestine and Leadership and Democracy.

[VR-21]

Sigh. Willi Munzenberg smiles down.

[Mark17]

Just another pinko commie geek lib.

[digger48]

Without wasting my life reading any more of that drivel but the highlighted part, I have to think that the Republicans have the support of the electorate and their polling tell them so.

Without the obvious millions of phonecalls and letters supporting the fight, does anyone really think that Boehner would be playing along or that he could keep all of his Caucus in one piece?

[darkwing104]

Mail order degree hero

[Carthego delenda est]

I wanted to see the publication which pushes this propaganda but the linky is misdirected.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Heck I disagree with the GOP on insurance to an extent, but I am still supporting Cruz.

Cruz is knock-down drag out winning supporters every day.

Go Cruz.

[Paladin2]

[familyop]

"Professor Adel Safty, special to Gulf News"

No comments from the peanut gallery, but the professor and other foreigners will be welcome to buy from the U.S.A. with a much lower U.S. dollar before long.

;-b

[mrsmith]

Do you think Republicans in Congress are doing too much, too little or about the right amount to compromise with Pres. Obama and Democrats in Congress on a budget plan to end the shutdown?
Too much . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10%
About the right amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30%
Too little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13%

Do you think Pres. Obama and Democrats in Congress are doing too much, too little or about the right amount to compromise with Republicans in Congress on a budget plan to end the shutdown?
Too much . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
About the right amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29%
Too little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13% actually, more people think Democrats are "doing too little" compromising LOL! Though within the range of error. http://today.yougov.com/news/2013/10/04/poll-results-federal-shutdown-hp/

[2ndDivisionVet]

http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/republicans-lose-the-common-touch-1.1239891

[Carriage Hill]

There is so much crap, BS, tripe and outright lies in that “article”, I don’t know even where to start. Meh...

[Amendment10]

...I could not help thinking how unfortunate it is that US lawmakers are behaving in ways unbecoming of their great and dynamic democracy.

Think of Congress as a country club.

[GeronL]

Leftists want to pretend that this is all about hatred and not about the opposition to what Obama and the Democrats are doing.

They cannot ever be honest. “Journalists” are just some of the most dishonest people around.

[GeronL]

The link brings me to a story about wikileaks

[GeronL]

ObamaCare is not insurance it is just another wealth redistribution scheme and power grab

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I seriously believe the GOP needs to pass a bill in the House.

I’m series.

American companies are sending jobs out of America, and our unemployment rate is now painfully high.

The GOP is stuck. Pass a bill GOP.

(and bring back American jobs)

[Grampa Dave]

[mosesdapoet]

“The best way I know of to punish a province is to allow a professor of political Philosophy rule it” Fredrick the Great exasperated when dealing with Marx and Engels as he was forming individual states into a unified identity today known as Germany after the Franco-Prussian war.

[publius911]

Simple and unadulterated hatred for Obama has driven the party to alienate the electorate by shutting the government down over their opposition to Obamacare (aka Demcare).

This is as far as I read, since I already know what the rest of the content will be.

Had it started out...

"Simple and unadulterated hatred for [losing their country and their freedom,] Obama has driven the party to alienate the RINOs electorate by shutting the government down over their opposition to Obamacare..." I might have sucked into reading the entire article.