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In reply to the discussion: This is no way to govern. [View all]Skidmore
(37,364 posts)42. Go effin' tell that to the Republican/Teabagger obstructionists who
you apparently have no problem with. You must hate the President intensely to come up with some of the crap that slap on this forum wall.
Someone posted this on GD a couple of days ago and I copied it to use, but you may want to take a good look before you lob more shitballs in the room:
Two Years Ago, John Boehner promised to be "Laser Focused on Jobs and the Economy" So what has the GOP House been up to?
House Bills passed:
46 Bills on Abortion
113 Bills on Religion
73 Bills on Family Relationships
36 Bills on Marriage
72 Bills on Firearms
604 Bills on Taxation
437 Bills on Govt Investigations
Bills attempted and failed to be passed even by the GOP:
33 attempts to Defund Obamacare.....Failed
15 attempts to Cut Funding for Planned Parenthood......Failed
3 Attempts to Cut Funding for VA Hospitals.......Failed.
GOP blocked bills:
Blocked bill to aid Small Business
Blocked Unemployment extension
Blocked Bank Reform Bills
Blocked Campaign Finance Reform and open Contributions Law
Blocked MULTIPLE Jobs Bills
Blocked Infrastructure Bill
Blocked Ending Tax Breaks for companies that Outsource Jobs
Blocked Wall Street Reform
Blocked Energy Legislation
Blocked Mine Safety Bill
Blocked Oil Spill Liability Cap increase
Blocked Bill to lower Oil Company Tax Breaks
Blocked Bill to impose charging American Oil Companies on Oil achieved in the Gulf
Number of TRUE Jobs Bills even allowed to come to a vote in the House....NONE.
House Bills passed:
46 Bills on Abortion
113 Bills on Religion
73 Bills on Family Relationships
36 Bills on Marriage
72 Bills on Firearms
604 Bills on Taxation
437 Bills on Govt Investigations
Bills attempted and failed to be passed even by the GOP:
33 attempts to Defund Obamacare.....Failed
15 attempts to Cut Funding for Planned Parenthood......Failed
3 Attempts to Cut Funding for VA Hospitals.......Failed.
GOP blocked bills:
Blocked bill to aid Small Business
Blocked Unemployment extension
Blocked Bank Reform Bills
Blocked Campaign Finance Reform and open Contributions Law
Blocked MULTIPLE Jobs Bills
Blocked Infrastructure Bill
Blocked Ending Tax Breaks for companies that Outsource Jobs
Blocked Wall Street Reform
Blocked Energy Legislation
Blocked Mine Safety Bill
Blocked Oil Spill Liability Cap increase
Blocked Bill to lower Oil Company Tax Breaks
Blocked Bill to impose charging American Oil Companies on Oil achieved in the Gulf
Number of TRUE Jobs Bills even allowed to come to a vote in the House....NONE.
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You just accused the President of an impeachable offense--manipulating the tax code for personal
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#22
I'm afraid this country has been governing this way off and on since the beginning of its existence
Pirate Smile
Jan 2013
#9
Then why did Obama and the Dems set up another contrived crisis just two months down the road?
MadHound
Jan 2013
#31
More purist nonsense from MadHound, the always-angry man. YAWN...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...
RBInMaine
Jan 2013
#17
You just accused the President of maniuplating the tax code for his personal gain. Prove what you
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#20
On most points, I agree...but there would have been a price for going over
LibertyBell7
Jan 2013
#37