Government Shut Down Thread (schools, USA, Republican, roads)
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You can post whatever diatribe you want. It doesn't change the FACT that the majority of Americans DISAPPROVE of the ACA. Boehner and the House are actually doing the will of the people.
You can post whatever diatribe you want. It doesn't change the FACT that the majority of Americans DISAPPROVE of the ACA. Boehner and the House are actually doing the will of the people.
The majority of people don't want the Tea Party shutdown of the government to try to stop the ACA. No amount of drivel from you can overcome that fact. Thus, they are NOT doing the will of the people.
"From a GOP governor’s office: “If Ted Cruz didn’t exist the Democrats would
have been forced to create him.”
"From a Virginia Republican: “These NBC [poll] numbers are staggering … 24 percent favorable rating for Republicans … 8 Point Dem lead on the generic ballot … I cannot figure out whether it is sad or hilarious that some on our side are shooting around emails proclaiming that Republicans are winning.”
If the GOP is lucky, lessons can be learned and behavior adjusted based on empirical results. Governing is an awesome responsibility, not an excuse for a personal joy ride, and more sober-minded leaders and members have an obligation to stand up to extremists and nuts who will do the country and the party great harm. The party at large does not think like right-wing talk show hosts, and assuming that Republicans and all voters do is a recipe for political failure.
DISAPPROVE of the ACA. Boehner and the House are doing the will of the people. Time to get Obama and Reid on board with the American public.
Yes, but they also disapprove of shutting down the government to deal with it. And the shutdown is what we're talking about here. A majority of Americans disapprove of shutting down the government, so the shutdown of the government is NOT THE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. Which one of those words don't you understand?
The House is doing what the people want. The majority of Americans DISAPPROVE of the ACA.
Obama, Reid, and the Senate Dems are acting AGAINST the will of the people by insisting on bulldozing forward on a law the majority of Americans DON'T want.
It doesn't matter whether they DISAPPROVE of the ACA, they DID NOT want the government SHUT DOWN as a way of DEFUNDING the ACA. How many times do you have to be TOLD THAT before it SINKS IN?
That poll information was available BEFORE the GOP sent such a bill to the Senate so it should not be a surprise to ANYONE - and yet the morons in the House DID IT ANYWAY - and then seem to be confused as to WHY they have suddenly become so unpopular - this is called "stupidity".
Sounds like a PERFECT reason for Reid and Obama to ACCEPT the people's will and approve the Bill the House sent to the Senate.
Why would Reid or Obama do that when they have the will of the majority on their side? The answer is, they won't.
You obviously live in IC's FantasyWorld, where everything is what you say it is because that's how you want it to be. Out here in the real world the Tea Party has lost this battle, and the GOP is going to be forced to capitulate, most likely without getting a single thing in return. If that's what counts as a victory in IC's FantasyWorld, I hope you enjoy it. But you'd do well to stay there in your little bubble of make-believe. Reality would be too much for you to handle.
Why would Reid or Obama do that when they have the will of the majority on their side? The answer is, they won't.
You obviously live in IC's FantasyWorld, where everything is what you say it is because that's how you want it to be. Out here in the real world the Tea Party has lost this battle, and the GOP is going to be forced to capitulate, most likely without getting a single thing in return. If that's what counts as a victory in IC's FantasyWorld, I hope you enjoy it. But you'd do well to stay there in your little bubble of make-believe. Reality would be too much for you to handle.
As the Right's hated Bill Maher says: Facts don't get into the Republican bubble.
Yes, the majority of people don't like "Obamacare." A higher percentage are okay with the ACA. But, yes, the majority of Americans are not thrilled with the ACA because they don't know a lot about it and what it will mean for them. HOWEVER, the majority of Americans would like some sort of health care reform because, even those who have great plans, know that it's getting out of control. This administration was elected into office with healthcare reform as one of its central campaign points. If the majority of Americans didn't want any healthcare reform, Romney would have won. But guess what, he had NO ideas. Zero, zip.
So while Obamacare/ACA may pretty much suck at this point, it is the first step in the direction of healthcare reform. Someone had to do it. If the self-centered, angry, bitter Republicans would get over their vendetta and anger, they could work together to construct a better healthcare act. But, oh no.
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