The GOP’s hypocritical oath

You have to love this: Congressional Republicans — all but three of whom voted against the stimulus and nearly all of whom have signaled that they have no intention of going along with the Obama administration on its economic plans — are criticizing the president’s apparent willingness to use “budget reconciliation” to avoid a filibuster on his health and energy plans.

Reconciliation may not be the best approach, but the president cannot continue to seek bipartisan support from a political party that refuses to play ball unless it can pick the ball and set the rules.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

One thought on “The GOP’s hypocritical oath”

  1. With all due respect, why does he NEED to seek bipartisan support. The D\’s control it all. Could it be that when this \”barbara streisand\” falls apart and the taxpayers get the bill, he wants to be able to say \”the R\’s voted for it too\”? I say a plague on all their houses. There\’s no diff between them. It\’s a practical joke being played on the foolish voters who think that one \”side\” or the \”other\” gives a hoot about anything other than what\’s best for THEM.Time for a tax revolt.

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