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For the last decade, the country has clamored for healthcare, financial, immigration, and energy reform. For the vast majority of that time Republicans were in control. I can't recall any consorted effort by the Bush admin. or republicans in congress to actually reform any of the above. Now, with Obama in office for all of 16 months, many, especially conservatives expect to him to have already reformed all these failing systems. Many on CD frequently ask, "why hasn't Obama secured the border". Where were these questions the last 30 years let alone the last 10. Why weren't states making arbitrary impractical immigration laws the last 10 years? Why now? These problems didn't just pop up. In 16 short months, Obama has led healthcare reform and soon will have completed financial reform with immigration reform next.
I basically think that republicans, especially the radical teaparty regime, wants NO part of reform. As teaparty favorite Rand Paul has shown, they'd rather talk about their disdain for reform that happened 50 years ago that completely freed a race of people in this country. It has come full circle that these people really do NOT want reform, they "want their country back". They want the segregated, Jim Crow, overtly racist country of the 1950s back..I'm just glad they will never get it.
The answer is no. Why would they want to, the system works extremely well for them the way it is, well was, until we finally have people trying to represent more Americans.
For the last decade, the country has clamored for healthcare, financial, immigration, and energy reform. For the vast majority of that time Republicans were in control. I can't recall any consorted effort by the Bush admin. or republicans in congress to actually reform any of the above. Now, with Obama in office for all of 16 months, many, especially conservatives expect to him to have already reformed all these failing systems. Many on CD frequently ask, "why hasn't Obama secured the border". Where were these questions the last 30 years let alone the last 10. Why weren't states making arbitrary impractical immigration laws the last 10 years? Why now? These problems didn't just pop up. In 16 short months, Obama has led healthcare reform and soon will have completed financial reform with immigration reform next.
I basically think that republicans, especially the radical teaparty regime, wants NO part of reform. As teaparty favorite Rand Paul has shown, they'd rather talk about their disdain for reform that happened 50 years ago that completely freed a race of people in this country. It has come full circle that these people really do NOT want reform, they "want their country back". They want the segregated, Jim Crow, overtly racist country of the 1950s back..I'm just glad they will never get it.
Republicans passed immigration reform and gave healthcare access to all Americans under Reagan.
Bush gave us all kinds of new financial regualtions after September 11th.
Bush tried to reform Social Security but democrats blocked it. He also tried to reform immigration laws and democrats blocked it. He gave us education reform and democrats were for it and then against it.
Republicans have been trying to get more nuclear power in the U.S. for years and democrats keep blocking it. Republicans have been trying to open up some oil drilling in the U.S. for years and democrats keep blocking it.
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For the last decade, the country has clamored for healthcare, financial, immigration, and energy reform. For the vast majority of that time Republicans were in control. I can't recall any consorted effort by the Bush admin. or republicans in congress to actually reform any of the above. Now, with Obama in office for all of 16 months, many, especially conservatives expect to him to have already reformed all these failing systems. Many on CD frequently ask, "why hasn't Obama secured the border". Where were these questions the last 30 years let alone the last 10. Why weren't states making arbitrary impractical immigration laws the last 10 years? Why now? These problems didn't just pop up. In 16 short months, Obama has led healthcare reform and soon will have completed financial reform with immigration reform next.
I basically think that republicans, especially the radical teaparty regime, wants NO part of reform. As teaparty favorite Rand Paul has shown, they'd rather talk about their disdain for reform that happened 50 years ago that completely freed a race of people in this country. It has come full circle that these people really do NOT want reform, they "want their country back". They want the segregated, Jim Crow, overtly racist country of the 1950s back..I'm just glad they will never get it.
Republicans do little but in their favour they did at least pass the No Child Left Behind Act which at least began the process of dealing with failing schools and teacher unions which were considered "untouchable" before. I do not like everything about NCLB but it has allowed parents to remove kids from schools that just were not cutting it academically.
Republicans passed immigration reform and gave healthcare access to all Americans under Reagan.
Bush gave us all kinds of new financial regualtions after September 11th.
Bush tried to reform Social Security but democrats blocked it. He also tried to reform immigration laws and democrats blocked it. He gave us education reform and democrats were for it and then against it.
Republicans have been trying to get more nuclear power in the U.S. for years and democrats keep blocking it. Republicans have been trying to open up some oil drilling in the U.S. for years and democrats keep blocking it.
Nice trolling thread you started here.
If Bush or Reagan actually did these things, why would we still need reform under Obama? This is foolishness. Saying republicans have been "trying" do anything is even more ridiculous with them having the power to ACTUALLY do it for much of the last decade.
To say "Bush gave us all kinds of new financial regualtions after September 11th" only makes your position more horrendous.
If Bush or Reagan actually did these things, why would we still need reform under Obama? This is foolishness. Saying republicans have been "trying" do anything is even more ridiculous with them having the power to ACTUALLY do it for much of the last decade.
I'm no troll but you're surely an apologist.
LOLs. That's the way government works. The next guy, democrat or repblican, will be "reforming" some more things.
Why is Obama reforming Wall Street? FDR did it. Carter did it. Clinton did it. Why do we still need reform? Cant the lefties get things right the first gazillion times?
It's a matter of public record that republicans tried to reform social security and enegy and everything else I mentioned. And it's a matter public record who blocked it.
It's not a big secret these things happened. So, in reality, it is ridiculous to say they didn't.
Nice trolling thread you got here. Reading some of your other posts I wouldn't have expected anything different.
From your post, it seems you might want to do a little reading on Libertarian views and what they stand for.
"Jim Crow" ???
The only ones I constantly see crying racist are the extreme left.
Who said anything about Libertarian views? As we've seen recently, nobody knows what their views are. The only thing I know is that they support the right to allow business to discriminate instead of the right of every race of people to be free. That may not be explicitly racist but it is extremely ignorant.
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