GOP Freshmen Admit To Playing Politics, Ask Obama To Stop Doing Same

The plea for civility comes after Obama and other Democrats have pounded House Republicans for supporting a GOP 2012 budget proposal that would privatize the Medicare program for future seniors, forcing anyone under 55 to buy health coverage from private insurers when they become eligible for the benefit.

Democrats vowed to remind voters as often as possible that House Republicans voted for the controversial proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) which is meant to cut the government's soaring spending on health care but would change Medicare radically. And so they have.


House Republicans have been hearing from frightened and angry constituents who fear what the proposal could mean for them or their middle-aged children.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/11/136207994/gop-freshmen-admit-to-playing-politics-ask-obama-to-stop-doing-same

We will do the limbo at their height... stupid bastiges did this to themselves.

Democrats need to keep up the attacks.

And we all know how much Republicans lie...and lie...and lie...

now that the shoe is on the other foot the GOP are acting like cry babies!

I say keep pounding the GOP hard on their 'vote' to kill Medicare :)

HB 2112, Repeal of the Goose-and-Gander Principle. What's good for the Democrat goose is most decidedly not good for the Republican gander. There will be an amendment proposed that Turnabout is Not Fair Play.

...and all of a sudden they don't wanna play no more.

Classic.

that this a game for Americas ADULTS. Theres a reason you have to be 18 (a legal adult) to play in this particular arena. It ain't beanbag, motherfuckers. You wanna play kids games with other peoples money and well-being, go back to Wall Street.

:rofl:

...to wit: When your opponent is drowning, throw him an anvil.

Seriously, politics is hardball. Democrats, please, I implore you, redouble your efforts to tie these yahoos to their votes to end Medicare. Make as much political hay on this issue as humanly possible. Be merciless towards them. Give no quarter. It's the only sensible move politically.

I guess they are worried that they won't be able to keep their cushy job - because they pissed off their constituency.

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At least not here anyway. This is straight up how the political game is played. It's called holding Congress accountable.

This isn't even like those town hall meetings in '09 over the HCA. Those people were all hot and bothered over a flat out LIE! This is just the truth. They DID vote for that fuching budget and the people need to know that.