Obama: 'America will be watching' to see if GOP will cooperate

[babylonsister]

Obama: 'America will be watching' to see if GOP will cooperate
By Michael O'Brien - 06/19/10 06:00 AM ET


President Barack Obama went on the attack against Republicans on Saturday, accusing the GOP of obstructing a litany of his legislative priorities in Congress.

The president struck a decidedly partisan note in his address, castigating Senate Republicans in particular for using their 41-vote bloc to slow down and filibuster a number of pieces of legislation.

"What we need is a willingness in Washington to put the public’s interests first – a willingness to score fewer political points so that we can start solving more problems," Obama said. "That’s why I was disappointed this week to see a dreary and familiar politics get in the way of our ability to move forward on a series of critical issues that have a direct impact on people’s lives."

Obama took aim in particular at the Senate's failure to end debate and pass legislation containing a series of extensions to unemployment benefits, tax credits, and other benefits.

The Senate voted 56-40 on Thursday night to end debate, four short of the 60 senators needed on such a vote. One Democrat, Sen. Ben Nelson (Neb.), joined with the GOP on the vote.

The president hammered Republicans on that stalled legislation, as well as on GOP efforts to hold up legislation to raise the liability cap for oil companies that suffer accidents, as well as 136 nominees to federal positions requiring a confirmation vote.

"All we ask for is a simple up or down vote," he said. "That’s what the American people deserve."

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/104269-obama-america-will-be-watching-for-gop-to-cooperate

[Clio the Leo]

1. Yeah, I thought it must have been Ben Nelson....

..... I was wondering who the turncoat was.

[depakid]

2. 17 months in and we're still hearing shit like this...

:eyes:

Wow.

[babylonsister]

3. So lambast Congress for not voting in our best interests. Nah,

you'd rather not. :eyes:

[depakid]

4. Chasing bipartisan fantasies

and pretending that "someone's watching" is so 2009.

Gig's long been up on that.

[OregonBlue]

5. Harry Reid needs to make them actually fillibuster.

[Cha]

6. Good for the President..calling the republicons. nt

And, yeah, the American people do deserve an up or down vote..especially after 8 years of the bushcheney coup that devastated our country.

[maxsolomon]

7. i've been watching since the day you took office

the pattern's been obvious to anyone with a brain for awhile now. are you just noticing or finally deciding to mention it?