Are the republicans political geniuses or cutting their own throats?

[rhett o rick]

Tell me if I got this right:

Within 6 months of the election, both Georgie bush and Sen McStrangelove said the economy was in good condition.

Within 1 month of the inauguration, bush’s stogie, Paulson, tells us the economy is in crisis and if we don’t give him 700 billion within days the country will collapse.

The republicans in Congress break their necks to give Paulson at least 350 of the 700 billion with absolutely no strings attached.

Paulson says the money will go to banks to “free up” credit.

In fact the money is used by the banks for various things like CEO salaries, acquiring other banks, and having elaborate parties, but NOT freeing up credit. Thanks to the republicans this money doesn’t have any effect on solving the economic crisis.

Then President Obama takes office and wants to build a true economic recovery package. The republicans obstruct at each and every turn. They say the Democrats plan won’t work, like they would know what would or wouldn’t work. They say they want to continue the tax breaks for the rich program that got us were we are today. It is their only song and they continue to sing it.

President Obama makes every effort to appease the republicans, reaching across the aisle, and apparently making a compromise.

Compromise or not, each and every republican in Congress but three, vote against the plan. They were careful not to stop the bill but now can say they opposed it. Shear political genius. The country may collapse but they look good.

We need use the strength we demonstrated in election President Barack Hussein Obama, and go after all of the republican Senators at their next elections.

[begin_within]

1. Yeah why is he listening to Republicans at all...

[RJ Connors]

9. It's because then later on he will be able to say

We gave them a chance but they just didn't have anything to bring to the party and that is why they are not being included in anything for the next 7.85 years.

[Generic Brad]

2. They are politically cutting their throats - genius!

:sarcasm:

[liberal N proud]

3. Only time knows...

But it looks like they are cutting their own throats.

[liberalmuse]

4. I completely agree with your last sentence.

Only time will tell, but I'm guessing 'Republican' and 'Genius' are two words that should not be used in the same sentence.

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. neither - they are thugs, and will cut YOUR throats or anyone else's that interferes with PNACers

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something to ponder

[Kablooie]

6. But you can't overestimate the stupidity of the American people.

There is still a very large population of Rush followers that will continue to drink GOP diarrhea until they die of septic putrefaction.

And they vote.

[leftofthedial]

7. yes

[Historic NY]

8. I don't think the I told you so tactic is going to work for them..2010 will tell

[rhett o rick]

10. Look at it this way. If Pres Obama fails, there won't be anything left anyway for the repukes

to gloat over.

[old mark]

11. President Obama is the smart one - the Publicans are about

to lose many more seats in the next election. They are just as biased, stupid and nasty as they seem.


mark

[rhett o rick]

14. I am concerned about the next election. most likely the stimulus won't

have had the time to effect the economy and the repukes will be yelling "i told you so".

[rhett o rick]

12. Damn, too late to edit. We also need to go after DiFi's and Liarman's seats. nm

[Juche]

13. They think Sarah Palin is a genius

They also think that Joe the Plumber is a strategist, that climate change is a myth and creationism is science. So the idea that a group that thinks that way would have some kind of master chess strategy has never really sounded likely to me.

If anything, we should be using the simple mindedness of today's GOP against them. I'm guessing/hoping that Obama is (by letting the public see what obstructionist wingnuts they are so that he won't lost political capital by steamrolling them for the next 8 years).

[burythehatchet]

15. the more they fail they richer they get