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Sorry everyone in the GOP doesn't toe the party line and vote lockstep like the democrats do. I'm sure that individual thought stuff is confusing for you.
We've all grown used to a Congress locked in bitter warfare between two parties, producing gridlock on federal spending and other pressing issues. But the Congress that left Washington last week hit a new high in another category: gridlock among Republicans.
Take last week's unremarkable proposal by President Obama for a deal to combine corporate tax cuts (an idea Republicans love) with an increase in spending on roads and other public works (an idea only some Republicans love).
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who has emerged as Obama's chief partner in trying to negotiate bipartisan deals, praised the idea as "a good start." Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Senate Republican leader, denounced it as a trick to boost government spending. Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a leader of the up-and-coming tea party faction, said Republicans should stop talking about any deals and threaten to shut down the federal government instead.
conservatives are destroying the Republican party.
The GOP is in such an obstinate mode, they can no longer compromise even with their own party.
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Every day seems to bring a fresh example of a divided party looking for direction. On their way out of town for the August recess, congressional Republicans couldn’t agree on spending. They have engaged in a year-long internal debate over immigration. They are divided over tactics designed to thwart implementation of President Obama’s health-care law. National security has become a source of potshots among prospective 2016 candidates.
“Mr. Palumbo,
“My name is Nicholas Carlson, chair of the 1st Legislative District Democrats.
“…I am extremely tired of dilettantes presuming to run for public office under the Democratic label without having done anything to earn it. To my knowledge, you have not attended one party meeting. You have not spoken at length with one senior party official. You have not paid any party dues. You have never filed as a Democratic Precinct Committee Officer. In short, your Democratic credentials are nonexistent…
“Finally—and I cannot stress the importance of this enough—anybody who supports charter schools in the 1st Legislative District is a Republican, not a Democrat…As far as we are concerned, your views are incompatible with the Democratic platform.”
“Mr. Palumbo,
“My name is Nicholas Carlson, chair of the 1st Legislative District Democrats.
“…I am extremely tired of dilettantes presuming to run for public office under the Democratic label without having done anything to earn it. To my knowledge, you have not attended one party meeting. You have not spoken at length with one senior party official. You have not paid any party dues. You have never filed as a Democratic Precinct Committee Officer. In short, your Democratic credentials are nonexistent…
“Finally—and I cannot stress the importance of this enough—anybody who supports charter schools in the 1st Legislative District is a Republican, not a Democrat…As far as we are concerned, your views are incompatible with the Democratic platform.”
Deflection detection!~!!!!
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