Posted on 01/24/2009 8:46:04 AM PST by jessduntno
Obama Says No to the Party of No January 24th, 2009 By ROBERT STEIN
At the White House yesterday, the President made it clear that his Inaugural message to Muslims “on the wrong side of history”–that “we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist”–applies to Congressional Republicans as well.
Responding to Rep. Eric Cantor’s objection to the proposal to increase benefits for low-income workers who don’t owe federal income taxes, Obama reminded him of the November election results. “I won,” he said. “I trump you on that.”
He also suggested to Cantor, John Boehner, Jon Kyl and other leaders of the GOP’s negative wing, “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.”
Eager as Obama is for bipartisan support for his efforts to prop up the economy and the financial system, these are the first small signs that he may be willing to take some lessons from the Rahm Emanuel school of political hardball.
In the Senate, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who had a near-death experience in the November balloting, seems to have gotten the memo.
“I realize,” he said yesterday, ‘that if you told most people Mitch McConnell was down at the National Press Club hoping for bipartisanship, they’d tell you that’s like an insurance agent hoping for an earthquake. Most people don’t exactly view me as the Mr. Rogers of the Senate.”
But, he added, “Everybody believes that government action is necessary. This is coming out of the mouth of someone who doesn’t normally advocate government action as a first resort.”
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“I realize,” he said yesterday, ‘that if you told most people Mitch McConnell was down at the National Press Club hoping for bipartisanship, they’d tell you that’s like an insurance agent hoping for an earthquake. Most people don’t exactly view me as the Mr. Rogers of the Senate.”
Some do...
“I won,” he said. “I trump you on that.”
What an arrogant POS. Words fail me.
ok, so it’s like “terrorists = republicans” now. RIGHT..
—elections have consequences—
If Obama is going to treat Muslims the way he treat Republicans. I don’t see much progress. He’s basically saying, lets be friend, my way or the highway, remember I won. Not much compromise there
leaders of the GOP’s negative wing?????? Words fail me. This article makes me so angry I’m glad words ARE failing me because I would be banned.
We are in the mess were in because too many Repub’s caved in the the Dumocrats and did not hold to the our founding principles.
Little-Boy-Obama and his infantile ilk can expect a battle every inch of the way.
DemocRATs have the majority in both houses and can pass any damn bill them want. They don’t need Republican votes.
Bi-partisan solutions are a tool for Democrats to spread the blame to Republicans when things go bad. The republicans we have elected are too stooooooopid to figure that out.
Quite frankly, Republicans just need to step back and vote no on everything. It will be painful for America as the RATS destroy the country, but in the long term, the only way for Republicans to get control back and set America back on course is to let the RATS destroy themselves.
Unfortunately, with a few exceptions, the group of Republicans in office are the weakest I have ever seen.
Reminds me when George Bush said he was going to spend "political capital" in reforming Social Security.
That was the beginning of the end . . .
“Not much compromise there...”
Precisely why I’ve been trying to get the message across that there is no such thing as “reaching across the aisle”, or “negotiating” with the Leftists aka; Democrats.
The Republicans blew it years ago when they didn’t realize the Democrat Party became the Socialist Party.
Better late than never. Wake up Republicrats and look in the mirror, or do the Socialist/Democrats not show reflection as Vampires do not?
Hmmmmmm maybe that’s the reason we are in the problems we are today.
Do think that McConnell twitches his leg when he rolls over and lets Obama scratch his belly?
And let’s not forget “punishing the RINOs by voting Democrat”
Here is your Plate ....
“I won” Obama
“At the White House yesterday, the President made it clear that his Inaugural message to Muslims “on the wrong side of history”–that “we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist”–applies to Congressional Republicans as well.”
This is how spoiled kids from a priveleged welfare supported communist family think they should talk tough...
“Do think that McConnell twitches his leg when he rolls over and lets Obama scratch his belly?”
Probably necessary, with the thrill running up it...
Zero has NO mandate, If Republicans don't focus on the next cycle, the wilderness is where we will stay. But I really don't see anybody pulling it together -yet.
Exactly, it was all downhill from there...
Hubris will get you everytime.
It makes sense. His muslim understanding of bipartisan is the islamic definition “peace=death”, islam means ‘submission, so, Republicans, you must submit, and then there will be peace. We are headed for some hard times.
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