I think what it does is send a message to Republicans that people want to get stuff done. Their strategy of just obstructing and saying no to every piece of legislation that might help middle class families, that might create ladders of opportunity, that that is an agenda that the American people reject. And that then gives us room, hopefully, to find some compromises. I’ve said this before, Chuck. You know, if you asked me back in August what I want for my birthday, I’d say, ‘Give me a loyal opposition that has some common sense and is willing to work on some basic issues that didn’t used to be partisan issues.’ It didn’t use to be that building roads, bridges, improving our airports, improving our water systems, reducing traffic, those didn’t used to be partisan issues. They have become partisan issues, because you’ve got a small portion of the Republican party that is fixated simply on dismantling government or making sure that we don’t get anything done around here. And that’s why elections matter. - POTUS ... https://youtube/watch?v=2tF_uTesmAI
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:11:41 +0000
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