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In reply to the discussion: The Shutdown Party. A great editorial from USA Today [View all]madfloridian
(88,117 posts)11. Wow,from the Sacramento Bee.
House GOP owns the consequences of reckless government shutdown
They can spin it all they want, but House Republicans manufactured the crisis that now threatens to shut down the federal government and wreak havoc on world finances. Unless they budge, they will go down in history as hostage takers willing to tank the economy if their demands are not met.
Republicans blame Democrats for not agreeing to their terms, but why should the Senate Democratic majority negotiate with hostage takers? Voters in the last election had an opportunity to reject Obamacare by electing Mitt Romney over Barack Obama. By a wide margin, they chose not to do so.
...Obamacare, however complex and imperfect it may be, offers the prospect of medical coverage for nearly everyone, and a shift toward preventive services that will save us all in the long run. House Republicans, instead of offering ideas to improve Obamacare, would rather shut down the government than give the Affordable Care Act a chance to be implemented.
...Yet it is Boehner whose arrogance and weakness is breathtaking. It might have cost him his leadership position, but Boehner could have stood up to the tea party extremists, especially with support from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy. Instead, the three pandered to the most reckless and ill-informed members of their caucus, refusing to send the Senate a clean funding bill stripped of the condition that Obamacare be delayed.
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Well, they did publish the editorial, "Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem."
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2013
#40
A crucial fact generally ignored by the media and unknown to the public.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2013
#41
How's this? GOP REDMAP Memo Admits Gerrymandering To Thank For Congressional Election Success
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2013
#60
Excellent link and excerpt. Thanks! Plus linking raises the article in search engine ranking. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2013
#61
Boehner's leadership skills are sorely lacking, it will have to come from some other Republicans
Uncle Joe
Oct 2013
#15
The Raleigh N&O didn't wait for today. Here are some excerpts from Sunday's editorial
mnhtnbb
Oct 2013
#27
Didn't McClatchy papers take the progressive route in lead-up to Iraq invasion?
madfloridian
Oct 2013
#32
That's pretty amazing from USA Today. Just think how many people--traveling for business--
mnhtnbb
Oct 2013
#26