Reply #7: That's what I kept trying to explain to him! [View All]

The President is NOT a dictator and laws have to go through Congress before they're signed by the President. He kept saying, "I don't want to hear it. Obama has to get it done and stop blaming the Republicans!"

His attitude was that Obama was weak because he couldn't get it done when other Presidents have. I informed him other Presidents got a single-line bill sent to their desk that raised the debt ceiling. No strings attached. No questions asked. It was simply standard government procedure.

He said, "The Republicans don't want to collapse the economy." I said, "The Tea Party does ... and right now, they seem to be running the show. They want government to fail and the rest of the Republicans want Obama to fail - and we're all going to pay the price for it." I told him about the 300+ pieces of legislation that the Democrats passed when they controlled the House, but were filibustered by the Republicans. I also said that it was the Democrat's fault for not changing the filibuster rules. Again he said, "I don't want to hear it! Obama needs to stop whining and blaming everyone else. Just get things done!"

I just couldn't get through to him. :(