Dems say GOP willing to sacrifice the country to defeat Obama in '12

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/233539-house-dems-gop-would-rather-see-obama-fail-than-the-country-succeed

By Mike Lillis - 06/19/12 02:02 PM ET

House Democratic leaders this week are intensifying accusations that Republicans want to sink the economy simply to defeat President Obama in November.

The Democrats say House GOP leaders are sitting on a host of proposals – some of them with broad bipartisan support – that could create jobs immediately. Republicans are refusing to bring those bills to the floor, the Democrats charge, because an improved economy could play to Obama's advantage in the polls.

We have enormous tasks in front of us and an obstructionist Congress that refuses to deal with these realities. This is creating a perfect storm for November," Rep. John Larson (Conn.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, told reporters in the Capitol Tuesday.

"Time and again they [Republicans] would rather see Obama fail than the country succeed."

[liberal N proud]

1. The likes of McConnell have as much as stated that they would.

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[DCKit]

6. Hell, I've read their quotes.

They really aren't very smart... but bullies never are.

[SoutherDem]

2. I know we have contempt of congress

What about contempt of America?

When winning an election, when serving your donors, when pushing your agenda gets in the way of doing the work of the people it is time to go home.

I understand there are tea party Republicans who are extreme and who support cutting departments and services is the correct thing to do while at the same time cutting taxes to the extreme. Do these people understand or know what THEY receive from the government? Do they think the roads they drive on were paid for by corporation? Do they think the firefighters are paid for by business? Do they realize the reason they have clean air, clean water, safe vehicles to drive, a safe work environment or a 40 hour week is from regulations. Do they think they will never need the social safety net? I could understand this if they were rich, maybe, but most aren't. They are cutting their own throats. When we have a group of people committing political and social suicide how do you even deal with these people.

[jeff47]

5. They think the services they receive are good and proper

They are also equally convinced that other people consuming services are moochers.

That's the main reason why Republicans avoid explicitly stating their spending cuts before elections. They want their base to assume the spending on those moochers is going to be cut, not the good and proper spending they receive.

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

[Ezlivin]

4. TREASON

They are on the side of our enemies.

They are economic terrorists.

[backscatter712]

7. The Republicans are TRAITORS. We need to be saying it over and over and over!

We've got to make it sink in.

The Republicans are traitors. They are betraying the American people just to win their power games.

They don't give a fuck who they hurt.