Sen. John Kerry unleashed a broadside Thursday against Republican "obstructionism,"

[fedupinBushcountry]

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry unleashed a broadside Thursday against Republican "obstructionism," saying the GOP and its talk-show allies have created a "period of know-nothingism" in the country.


"It's absurd. We've lost our minds," said a clearly exasperated Kerry. "We're in a period of know-nothingism in the country, where truth and science and facts don't weigh in. It's all short-order, lowest common denominator, cheap-seat politics."

In opening his 45-minute speech, Kerry pointed out the $700 billion spent on the Troubled Asset Relief Program was requested by a Republican president, George W. Bush.

"It was not Barack Obama, it was not the Democratic Party. It was not us who asked for a bailout, or created the situation that required a bailout. And it was in response to a Republican president that a lot of Democrats stepped up," he said.

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[LisaM]

1. Not having elected Kerry in 2004 was a wasted opportunity

for our country, for the world, and especially for the people in the Gulf Region, who have been suffering since 2005. Kerry would have been a far better person to have in office for the Katrina and oil spill issues.

[fedupinBushcountry]

2. Agree 100% n/t

[SharonRB]

3. Not to mention Gore in 2000

And if the SCOTUS hadn't elected him, Kerry wouldn't even have run in 2004. We would have had President Gore dealing with Katrina, which would have been at least as good as President Kerry.