"Republicans have not been brought in to the degree they should be.."

[kentuck]

So said John McCain yesterday.

My question is: After all their bright ideas of the last eight years, how much should they be brought into the process? If all they have to offer is "tax breaks" for the wealthy and criticism of the new President, why should they be offered any input in resolving the problems that they created?

We know how "trickle down" economics work. Why should we want to try it again? It is that failed philosophy that is primarily to blame for our current situation, along with their desire to rid our nation of all regulations. And now they complain that they don't have enough input?

The Republicans have nothing positive to offer. From day one, their aim is to block the Obama agenda at every turn. Democrats should not compromise with their bad ideas, such as taxcuts for the wealthy. The people spoke loudly in the last election. If the Republicans choose to ignore what they said, they do so at their own peril.

[Arugula Latte]

1. Ah, yes, and we all remember the days of the Bush administration scrambling to include Dems, right?

:eyes:

[TwilightGardener]

13. Yup. You said it.

[AndyA]

19. The GOP set the example, did it not?

The Republicans should expect as much bipartisanship from the Democrats as the Dems received from them.

Plus, we all know who's responsible for this mess. Why would we want their input, anyway? Obviously, tax cuts and trickle down economics DON'T WORK. Neither does starting wars. So, what else do they have to offer? :shrug:

[4dsc]

2. Many repug's are still in denial

and believe tricke down economics will work if we just give it enough time..

[Why Syzygy]

3. Don't you mean,

if the DEMOCRATS choose to ignore (the people), they do so at their own peril?

[kentuck]

4. Yes, that also.

They were voted in to do a certain job that does not include passing another Republican agenda.

[glitch]

5. The Meritocracy has been restored.

Sorry, but cronies are asked to stand aside (and shuttie) when real work needs doing.

[ogneopasno]

6. What's that, McCain? Your're saying no one is paying attention to YOU? Huh. Wonder why that could

be. I wonder.

[JDPriestly]

7. Senator McCain, you lost.

And, by the way, you Republicans still have far too much power -- in the financial sector, in the media, in churches, in schools -- far too much power considering that you and your idiotic ideology ruined the country.

[endarkenment]

8. what a bunch of cry babies

these are the same republicans who locked the opposition party out completely from 2001-2006, including threatening to re-write the rules and abolish the filibuster if the opposition party dared to use it. Now they want to re-write all the bills? Fuck them.

[IDemo]

9. I would have agreed after first reading that headline:

[SmileyRose]

10. Snort

:)

[DeepBlueC]

11. what a pretty picture!

[Ezlivin]

12. I don't want my neurosurgeon getting the opinion of the janitor

When all you have is overblown rhetoric, illogical constructs and failed policies why should you expect to be included in decision making?

For the past eight years we've had ignorance prettied up by PR and strutted past us like meretricious pageant contestants.

[HillWilliam]

18. At least pageant contestants could offer

tits and teeth. All we've gotten is fat, old white dudes with dentures and moobies picking our pockets.

Somehow I don't quite feel as fulfilled...

[Lasher]

14. Elections have consequences, Johnny.

Tell ya what, we'll match the number of Republicans with the number of Democrats Junior included. And we'll be just as nice to Congressional Republicans as they were to us when we were in the minority. Remember, ' You're not even going to be in the room when the decisions are made'?

Until such time as we fall short of these lofty goals, STFU

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

15. Storage Room B

:think:

[Liberal In Texas]

16. To the extent that they've been brought in, all they have is "tax cuts".

Presumably the lion's share of that would go to the wealthy. Isn't a definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over?

They're also decrying borrowing more money, when they were the biggest borrowers in history for the last 8 years while they were in power.

Hypocrite be the name of the Republicon Party.

[kentuck]

17. Exactly!

Thanks.

[Bake]

20. Elections, as they used to be fond of saying, have consequences!

:rofl:

BAke