GOP Leaders Attack White House: You Killed Bipartisanship

[babylonsister]

Bwhahaha! "Now" they're concerned? :rofl: Too bad, so sad. :nopity:


http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/bipartisanship/gop-leaders-attack-white-house-you-killed-bipartisanship/

GOP Leaders Attack White House: You Killed Bipartisanship


Despite recent gestures by the White House and Dems — softening on the public option, deferring to the bipartisan negotiations on the Senate Finance Committee, etc. — Republican leaders are now blaming the White House for killing bipartisanship.

In response to my post below on Rahm Emanuel’s declaration that the GOP’s primary goal is to kill health care reform at all costs, GOP leaders unloaded, sending over statements claiming that Rahm and the White House are the ones who iced bipartisanship.

From NRCC spokesman Ken Spain:

“If bipartisanship is dead its because Rahm Emanuel led the charge to kill it. When you’re openly stating things like a ‘crisis should never go to waste’ then it is safe to say that you are abusing your perch and engaging in activity that is more befitting of a party boss and less befitting of a White House Chief of Staff.”

From John Boehner spokesman Michael Steel:

“It’s a shame that the White House and their liberal allies are now trying re-write history. From the beginning of this debate, Republicans have tried to work with the President and Democrats on real health care reform that reduces cost and expands access for the American people. Instead, Democrats played the old Washington game, bribing and log-rolling special interests to produce a plan that will cost at least a trillion dollars and just won’t work.”

The merits of these arguments aside, the eruption of this argument could, if it gains traction, bring about a real media debate over which side is guilty of pursuing bipartisanship in bad faith. Polls show more Americans blame Republicans; it would be useful if “nonpartisan” opinion leader types took a stand on this question. Who’s the guilty party?

[democracy1st]

1. Haha cry baby cry !!!!

[Javaman]

13. ...

[still_one]

2. I should hope that after 7 months the administration realizes, forget compromise

You will not be able to compromise with people who call you "nazi", "communist", or the republican party who has openly said they will do everything in their power to have healthcare fail

[tridim]

3. It's bipartisan to lie about the Democratic plan to your constituents on TV?

Whatever you say Repukes.

[Lex]

4. Their side brought guns to the Town Halls

and yet it's the DEMs who killed bipartisanship?

Right.

[berni_mccoy]

5. Eat the shit sandwich you made for yourselves Repukes!

[PearliePoo2]

6. The leader of the Repukes (OxyButtBoil) declared ........

"I WANT HIM TO FAIL"

Now they are claiming they want bipartisanship?
Boehner and Steel..... shove it up your lying ass.

[Jennicut]

7. And so the plan works according to how it should. Rethugs are falling for it.

Duh, the WH knew the Rethugs would never actually do bipartisanship. That much was clear on the stimulus bill. Now the Rethugs can be all whiny and look like they are the ones stopping progress.

[kentuck]

8. Really?!

Unbelievable!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

10. I'm shocked!!! Shocked I tellz you!!!!

:eyes:

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. Didn't Enzi and/or Grassley both admit that they've been doing nothing but stalling for time

hoping to kill health care reform? That doesn't sound very...I don't know..BIPARTISAN, to me!
:eyes:

Did Boehner (or anybody else whining about this) address these *inconvenient truths*?

[Wapsie B]

11. Do they want some cheese with that whine?

[Arkana]

12. No, they killed it.

They killed it by choosing to change their party platform to "NO NO NO NO NO WAAAGGGGHHH DO WHAT WE WANT OR WE'LL POOP IN OUR DRAWERS WITH IMPOTENT RAGE".

[ClayZ]

14. They have a real problem with Blame Shifting!

K and R

[southernyankeebelle]

15. There you go again - The republicans in a poll have a 62% disapproval

rating. That tells me they are part of the problem not the solution.

[tj2001]

16. They need to bring more and bigger guns to Obama town halls

worked like a charm

[lunatica]

17. Waaaaaa! You're picking on us! Waaaaa!

[Inuca]

18. It would be funny if

it were not so pathetic "From the beginning of this debate, Republicans have tried to work with the President and Democrats...". Really? REALLY? I am one of the few on this board that thinks that not all republicans are evil incarnate and bi/post-partisanship is something to aim and work for. And is one of things I liked about Obama from the very beginning. Unfortunately the current crew, with barely any exeption,seems to be beyond redemption.

[Froward69]

21. I WAS there with ya

but after seeing the actions from the right... like placing pork into the stimulus bill then voting against it. just to blame the Dems for their waste...

FUCK EM!

They place party and ideology above Country. this is unforgivable.

[Froward69]

19. FUCK 'EM if

they can't vote for amendment they themselves insisted upon.

they will never vote for any thing President Obama is in favor of. so it is High time we stopped pandering to them!

[FatDave]

20. Who the fuck do they think they're fooling?

Oh yeah, Fox News viewers.

I fucking hate the idiot right.