House Republicans to America: 'Hey, Screw Your Recovery, Okay?'
Maybe they ought to change the name to 'The Obstructionists' and be done with it.
Without a single Republican vote, President Obama won House approval on Thursday for an $819 billion economic recovery plan as Congressional Democrats sought to hold down their own difference over the enormous package of tax cuts and spending.
The president should go on TV and explain to the american people that this stimulus package will get passed either with or without Republican help, and remind everyone that he extended his hand to the GOP only to have them bite his finger.
Oh, and then he should go back to the bill and take out every single concession that was made to House leadership. Scratch that - add everything that was taken out to appease the Republicans, take out everything that was added to appease the Republicans, and then add more stuff that Republicans didn't want to show them just how little juice they've actually got. Boehner and his thugs need a reality check, so give them a really good one.
If we get zero votes, they get zero input. Simple as that. Fuck 'em.