Mitch McConnell has spoken...

[kentuck]

His Party will not support the President's Job Plan...

Is anyone surprised?

What does the President do now? What can he do?
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"I'm...certain that, taken as whole, they'll represent more of the same failed approach that's only made things worse over the past few years, and resulted in even fewer jobs than when he started," McConnell said, dismissing the economic consensus that Obama's stimulus prevented a deeper recession than the one the country experienced. "Over the weekend, the President tested a few of the lines I expect we'll hear on Thursday. His central message, evidently, is that anyone who doesn't rubber stamp his economic agenda is putting politics above country. With all due respect, Mr. President, there's a much simpler reason for opposing your economic proposals that has nothing to do with politics: they don't work."

And if Obama thought scrapping a long-promised new regulation to reduce smog pollution would entice Republicans to give him some leeway on other job proposals, he was wrong.

"You don't lift a single regulation and suddenly claim to be Margaret Thatcher," McConnell snarked.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/republicans-pre-emptively-reject-obama-jobs-plan-pollution-cave.php?ref=fpa

[eleny]

1. Yep, it's the all or nothing at all right wing crowd in action

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. McConnell is a sick old fuck who needs to get out of the way...

The rest of us have a future we'd like to see happen.

:eyes:

[truebrit71]

8. Agreed 1000%...

..obstructionist old bastard needs to be retired..

[Avalux]

3. Totally expected.....

and I believe Obama expected the same response; not for a minute thinking they'd work with him. His next step - speak to the people and get their support; get tough and run the Republicans into the ground.

[PRETZEL]

4. I think you're right

look at where he's taken his message to so far,

started Virginia, then to Ohio, next is NC. I'll bet Kentucky is not far behind?

And I'll bet bottom dollar that he'll have right on his fingertip the number of jobs and number of projects his plan will allocate to that state.

People aren't caring about what the government needs to do to get this done, they just want it done.

[liberal N proud]

5. Keeping to what he has stated before - their number one goal

Making Obama a one term President.

[progressoid]

6. I'm shocked. Shocked I tells ya.

[Frustratedlady]

7. This "man" can raise my b/p faster than anyone...what a slimy...well, you know what I mean.

I hope the country revolts and gives them all the what-for when it comes to moving this country forward. Start showing the numbers, darn it!!! Why aren't they showing/refuting the RW lies? Aren't they lies?

I won't make it to the 2012 election. I need to stay far away from these creeps or I might say or do something disastrous. Sheesh! What does it take?

[chelsea0011]

9. On a text written in August?

[tularetom]

10. If Obama started out asking for more than he really wanted

he'd have some negotiating room.. But he doesn't. He outsmarts himself by proposing something that he thinks they might agree with and then starts chipping away at his own proposal when they (surprise) don't agree. Finally, after a few repetitions of them bitching and him chopping, a watered down mealy mouthed shadow of the original watered down mealy mouthed proposal emerges. Something passes and Obama signs it. At which point the white house triumphantly waves the thing in the air and spends more energy telling us how good it is for America, with more energy than they ever spent fighting for it in the first place.

It's maddeningly predictable.

[Blue Owl]

11. FUCK YOU MITCH

and every rotten thing you stand for.

[FrenchieCat]

12. The question really is "What can WE do?"

But I'm starting to realize that most don't want to do shit....
It would be too hard, and we aren't into that sort of thing.
Once we have a Republican Government in total, then we'll get
upset about stuff and complain for more years......
although this time it won't even be fun....
But it's what we are best suited to do...finding fault while sitting around!
We're are excellent at doing this. :thumbsup:

[nobodyspecial]

13. His agenda is NOT to help America

or all of its suffering citizens. It is to see that Obama is NOT elected to a second term.

What saddens me more is all the posters here more than willing to help him accomplish his goal.

[gratuitous]

14. Clearly, the only thing to do now is whatever the Republicans want

It's the only sensible path forward!

Or maybe . . .

Maybe this time the President doesn't give away the store before the negotiations begin. This time, maybe the President keeps stumping for his plan, and holds firm, rallying public opinion, and sending advisors and staff out to the talk show rounds to explain why his plan is a good idea. Maybe this time around, the President conveys the simple message that a continuation of what isn't working doesn't solve our problems. And that what the Republicans want to do is to keep trying what clearly doesn't work. This time, the President can work with instead of against Democrats in Congress, particularly the Progressive Caucus, to show that he really is committed to solutions that will work, and the bleating of the wealthy can be ignored. Maybe . . .

{Pause}

Naaaahhhh! Let the caving begin.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Let me get my shocked face

[Tippy]

16. And how many bridges in KY are ready to collapse?

Here is hoping McConnell is on one when it does.....

[EstimatedProphet]

17. "Is anyone surprised?" Not one bit.

Obama needs to keep bringing this to the people as much as possible, and point out how hypocritical they are to everyone.