Comments on: President Bush: Pointing Out the Obvious http://urbangrounds.com/2007/10/showdown-in-congress/ Sometimes the truth hurts Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:14:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Preston http://urbangrounds.com/2007/10/showdown-in-congress/#comment-107081 Preston Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:37:36 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/10/30/showdown-in-congress/#comment-107081 If we accept your strawman legislation for the moment it suggests your initial complaints about Congress 'wasting time' are a tad disingenuous. Your real complaint seems to be that Democratic majority isn't a Republican majority. If we accept your strawman legislation for the moment it suggests your initial complaints about Congress ‘wasting time’ are a tad disingenuous.

Your real complaint seems to be that Democratic majority isn’t a Republican majority.

]]> By: Robbie http://urbangrounds.com/2007/10/showdown-in-congress/#comment-107080 Robbie Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:30:57 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/10/30/showdown-in-congress/#comment-107080 Do I want Congress to successfully pass legislation guaranteeing retreat and defeat in Iraq? Do I want Congress to successfully pass legislation aimed at hamstringing our military? Do I want Congress to successfully pass legislation to impeach, censure, or condemn the Republican leadership who is trying to win the war in Iraq? Uh. No. Do I want Congress to successfully pass legislation guaranteeing retreat and defeat in Iraq?

Do I want Congress to successfully pass legislation aimed at hamstringing our military?

Do I want Congress to successfully pass legislation to impeach, censure, or condemn the Republican leadership who is trying to win the war in Iraq?

Uh. No.

]]> By: Preston http://urbangrounds.com/2007/10/showdown-in-congress/#comment-107077 Preston Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:04:47 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2007/10/30/showdown-in-congress/#comment-107077 You understand that <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/18218.html" rel="nofollow">the minority party is using the filibuster at an unprecedented level </a>and this is the reason for Congressional inaction on any number of issues? If you honestly wanted these bills to pass you would be criticizing the GOP's obstructionist tactics- not Democratic leadership. But, of course, that's not really what conservatives want at all: they want to be able to blame the Democrats for not getting anything done even as they guarantee this outcome: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! You understand that the minority party is using the filibuster at an unprecedented level and this is the reason for Congressional inaction on any number of issues?

If you honestly wanted these bills to pass you would be criticizing the GOP’s obstructionist tactics- not Democratic leadership.

But, of course, that’s not really what conservatives want at all: they want to be able to blame the Democrats for not getting anything done even as they guarantee this outcome:
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

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