Question of the Day: Where are the Right’s big ideas?
Where are all the Republican counter-proposals for economic stimulus? Do they have anything besides tax cuts? All I haer from the Right is complaining about the “socialism” of government projects, “spending spending spending,” etc.
My question is simple: Where are the Right’s big ideas on how to get us out of this mess? Or, are they just good at criticizing and not creating?
February 4th, 2009 14:07
As the minority party, criticism is sort of the role you take. With that said, I had read that Mr. Summers had what was considered a popular and fairly bi-partisan plan; which is a big reason that Obama brought him in. However, it appears that his plan has ben ransacked by Congress, and it is unrecognizeable.
The real failure here is Obama, who thought that he would be able to change Washington on the spot. He was wrong. There are weasels in Congress within his political party and he better learn how to stand up to them, otherwise this could be a long four years for him.
February 4th, 2009 14:09
LOL, that is the most partisan piece of hogwash I’ve read in awhile. Congrats!
To recap, you think:
1) The minority party doesn’t need to provide any ideas, it can just criticize. How helpful!
2) Obama is a failure because he hasn’t solved the financial crisis in the first two weeks of taking office. What president has solved anything in the first 2 weeks of taking office?
Interesting views.
February 4th, 2009 14:19
Barack has stumbled out of the gate, friend. It’s partisan of you to say anything other than that. And it is completely bipartisan to acknowledge that he needs to stand up to the Pelosis and Franks of Congress.
February 4th, 2009 14:22
Stumbled out of the gate? LOL.. a couple of days ago people were talking about him being on track to the best first 100 days ever. He was moving. The nomination business is a blip; it’ll be over soon.
By the way, wasn’t is refreshing to see a president take responsibility for something? He admitted he made a mistake, took ownership. Ahhh, what a change.
February 4th, 2009 14:27
I’m not sure what bi-partisan media source was declaring him the best first 100 days ever (14 days in! ha!).
And it is just as refreshing to see Clinton’s staff back in the White House. What a change!
And the nomination business isn’t the stumble (although that is embarrassing), it is this ridiculous stimulus bill that more and more of the public is seeing is just more of the same: lame-ass politicians trying to shove in their constituency programs so that they can pad their reelections.
February 4th, 2009 14:28
So again, I ask you, where are the alternate ideas? I get it, the Republicans don’t like the bill. That’s cool. But what are we supposed to do?
Like I said, easy to criticize, hard to create.
February 4th, 2009 14:33
I say skip Congress completely, put Summers’ bill on Obama’s desk. Let him tweek it a little and sign it into law. Throw out the system completley
Obviously this is a bit of hyperbole, but it seems that every time something good makes its way through Congress, it comes out the other end looking like crap. Obama saw something in Summers, let his plan stand, and we shall see what happens.