Obama: GOP has filibustered 500 bills

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The president slammed congressional Republicans for blocking legislation in a fundraising pitch on Wednesday.

“Their willingness to say no to everything — the fact that since 2007, they have filibustered about 500 pieces of legislation that would help the middle class just gives you a sense of how opposed they are to any progress — has actually led to an increase in cynicism and discouragement among the people who were counting on us to fight for them,” Obama said of the opposing party at a DCCC event in California, according to Politico.

The president has repeatedly slammed the party for obstructing his agenda; in his January State of the Union address he said he would begin using executive power to accomplish some of his to-do list because of it. Republicans, in turn, have slammed him for circumventing Congress.

“The conclusion is, well, nothing works,” the president continued. “And the problem is, is that for the folks worth fighting for — for the person who’s cleaning up that house or hotel, for the guy who used to work on construction but now has been laid off — they need us. Not because they want a handout, but because they know that government can serve an important function in unleashing the power of our private sector,” Obama said.

http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/obama-gop-has-blocked-500-bills?cid=sm_twitter

[msongs]

1. dems could have changed the rules and chose not too. oh well lol nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. You mean go nuclear

The deal of it is they won't because the Democrats have used it when they were in the minority. However the level that it's been used by the Republicans lately is pretty unprecedented.

[herding cats]

7. They did use the nuclear option back in November of last year.

They used to get past the GOP's refusal to approve federal judicial nominees and executive-office appointments.

I'm pretty sure that's the only time it was used. With the way congress is today, I'm betting if the Republicans were to become the minority they'll used that specific parliamentary move every chance they get.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. You mean if the Republicans were to become the minority don't you?

[herding cats]

11. I did mean that

Did I say majority? Ugh, it's been one of those days.

[riqster]

9. If it's Repubs, pronounce it "nukular".

[Thinkingabout]

2. It is time to point out this problem and hand it to the deserving Congressional members.

[LLD]

3. In 2010 Boehner ran on jobs creation.

Today he just asked where are the jobs.

[nykym]

5. Well Boehner did say we should

judge them on the legislation they blocked!
Duly noted, Vote straight Dem.

[lpbk2713]

6. The Greedy Obstructionist Party

The like living up to their name.

[moondust]

8. Hunt and kill.

Hunt and kill. Hunt and kill. Hunt and kill.

The GOP are not the creative people. You don't see many in Hollywood or the arts. Arts are for sissies.

They are the hunters and killers. It's their psychological makeup. It's what they do. That doesn't completely explain their behavior but I think it contributes.