As a conservative, what do you think President Obama is doing right? All this talk of uniting.
Is there anything that you feel he is doing that is good for our country? Is there anything that you would like to see the republicans in congress compromise on?
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whigumstyx - December 14th, 2009
Thank you stallion.
eugenefreecycle - December 14th, 2009
Would you like to see the republicans in congress compromise on anything?
whigumstyx - December 14th, 2009
Wow you really know how to be positive.
EricLHunt - December 14th, 2009
So when some of you talk about bi-partisanship, is what you mean is that the democrats need to be the ones to compromise? Also I think maybe you forgot that Obama is no longer a congressman.
whigumstyx - December 14th, 2009
No, what I mean is the Democrats don't need the Republicans to compromise because there aren't enough of them to stop anything anyway. It makes no difference either way they vote. What have the Republicans been able to stop so far? Nothing. You're bipartisan argument is an empty one. Bipartisanship only works if the ones with all the power compromise and they aren't, Republicans could vote yes on everything the Democrats want or they could vote no on everything and the outcome would be the same because the few votes they have won't tip the scales in either direction.
puppet_school - December 14th, 2009
That is not true. On some of the bills it will make a difference. The dems don't have 60 votes, so I don't get it that you say it makes no difference. Bi-partisanship is both sides compromising. It's, we are willing to compromise on this if you are willing to give us this. Or we can meet you here, will you budge and meet us. Bi means two, so it takes both sides giving. duh!
whigumstyx - December 14th, 2009
And actually there was bi-partisanship by the Dems and three Republicans on the stimulus bill to get it passed.
placcatom - December 14th, 2009
"And actually there was bi-partisanship by the Dems and three Republicans on the stimulus bill to get it passed."
There was bipartisanship by the Republicans but I don't see how you figure there was any by the Democrats. What exactly did THEY compromise on? NOTHING.
whigumstyx - December 14th, 2009
Yes, they did compromise, I think it was education spending or spend for schools. I just remember that the three Republican Senators were not going to vote for it without the compromise and they got it.
placcatom - December 14th, 2009
For instance, negotiators opted to keep many of the Senate’s reduced spending provisions, but they were careful to maintain an additional $6.5 billion for medical research that was inserted at the insistence of Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, who is a cancer survivor. He was one of the three Republican supporters of the recovery package.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/us/politics/12stimulus.html
According to a senior Democratic aide, items fully eliminated from the plan include $55 million for historic preservation and $122 million for new Coast Guard polar icebreaker/cutters
According to several senators, the revised version of the plan also axed money for school construction and nearly $90 million for fighting pandemic flu.
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois confirmed Democrats were in a tough debate over cutting what they saw as core programs. He singled out education as one of the largest areas of cuts — and one of the hardest for Democrats to swallow.
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whigumstyx - December 14th, 2009
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/06/stimulus/index.html