Congress Accuses The President Of Their Failure To Act
The Republican House will never attempt to pass immigration reform. After the president asked Congress to actually do something, they turn around and accuse the president of being as inactive as they are. Yesterday’s ridiculous rant by House Speaker Boehner, was as baseless as ever, exclaiming, “He has been president for five and a half years, when is he going to take responsibility for something?”
No one is sure what he means by “take responsibility” in this case. Is merely showing up at our overstressed border with Mexico qualify as responsible behavior? Apparently it is, because Senator John Cornyn (R-Tx), just yesterday, accused the President of inaction on this matter. Cornyn cried, “The president should see what we saw and then he would perhaps reconsider his decision not to do anything to solve the problem.”
Ironically, it was the same Senator Cornyn who critiqued the president forsetting up a photo op at the El Paso, Tx border. Kevin McLaughlin, a Cornyn spokesman said just days before the president’s 2011 speech at the border, “What Senator Cornyn is looking for, President Obama cannot deliver with another speech or photo op, and that’s presidential leadership. Words matter little when there is no action.”
So it’s a Catch 22 for the executive branch: damned if you do, damned if you don’t. The president, on advisement from his Secretary of Homeland Security, requested $3.7 billion in funding to process the heavy load of impoverished child refugees. While ignoring this request, the GOP keeps parroting the “he isn’t securing the border” meme. In reality, the apprehension rate shows the border is plenty secure, but the real issue here is how do we deal with the massive influx of unaccompanied children?
Ironically, the Republicans refuse to even vote on the matter. Do Republicans want the president to grab a gun and aim it at migrant children? If he did, they’d immediately turn around and call him a bully dictator. It’s all theater. Tea Party Republicans, in order to rally their base, have barraged the president with less-than-subtle racist barbs. With the help of some of my progressives friends on Twitter, I compiled this list:
- Food Stamp President
- Welfare President
- Imperial President
- Entitlement President
- Arrogant
- Uppity
- Thug
- Hip Hop Barbecue Throwing
- Chicago-Style Politics
- Socialist Kenyan
- Muslim
- Lazy
- Illegal
- Un-American
- Subhuman Mongrel (thanks, Ted Nugent)
It’s unfortunate for the immigrants that we are dealing with a Congress who is focused on making the Obama Administration as unsuccessful and unpopular as they are.
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By: VegasJessie
A resident of Las Vegas Nevada, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma as a Political Science major. Very motivated to get people to participate in the electoral process.
16 responses to Congress Accuses The President Of Their Failure To Act
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Teddy Simon July 11th, 2014 at 14:00
And that came from the one that refuses to allow things to be voted on , Sad thing is there are people that actually believe what he says and I am ashamed to say some of them are some what friends of mine .
TeapartyCrasher July 11th, 2014 at 15:09
Don’t be ashamed, we all know those people. They are just tragically misinformed.
m2old4bs July 11th, 2014 at 17:03
Misinformed, yes, but at the same time, they are often unwilling to hear another side of the issue at hand. Close minded, rigid, completely in denial that they are being lied to with malice. They can not question it because it would make them a bad person in their own view (shame) and no one wants to see themselves as a bad person.
Teddy Simon July 11th, 2014 at 14:00
And that came from the one that refuses to allow things to be voted on , Sad thing is there are people that actually believe what he says and I am ashamed to say some of them are some what friends of mine .
TeapartyCrasher July 11th, 2014 at 15:09
Don’t be ashamed, we all know those people. They are just tragically misinformed.
m2old4bs July 11th, 2014 at 17:03
Misinformed, yes, but at the same time, they are often unwilling to hear another side of the issue at hand. Close minded, rigid, completely in denial that they are being lied to with malice. They can not question it because it would make them a bad person in their own view (shame) and no one wants to see themselves as a bad person.
Billy Jackson July 11th, 2014 at 15:01
Funniest headline I’ve read all day!
Billy Jackson July 11th, 2014 at 15:01
Funniest headline I’ve read all day!
marmin66 July 11th, 2014 at 17:10
It has been clear since this president took office, the republicans would not work with him. To the contrary, they’d block any bill that would improve the life of americans, if it has not been for the reforms that were done the first two years. we wouldn’t even have the health care. and if we don’t vote in this elections they’d have the majority in the senate. just think about it. The house, the senate and the supreme court. please think about it vote in this elections!
marmin66 July 11th, 2014 at 17:10
It has been clear since this president took office, the republicans would not work with him. To the contrary, they’d block any bill that would improve the life of americans, if it has not been for the reforms that were done the first two years. we wouldn’t even have the health care. and if we don’t vote in this elections they’d have the majority in the senate. just think about it. The house, the senate and the supreme court. please think about it vote in this elections!
TeapartyCrasher July 11th, 2014 at 19:17
I erroneously forgot Community Organizing, ACORN President too.
TeapartyCrasher July 11th, 2014 at 19:17
I erroneously forgot Community Organizing, ACORN President too.
fancypants July 11th, 2014 at 20:49
Imperial President
Entitlement President
Thug
•Arrogant
Illegal
Lazy
Un-American
Exactly what the rest of the world thinks of our previous president.
fancypants July 11th, 2014 at 20:49
Imperial President
Entitlement President
Thug
•Arrogant
Illegal
Lazy
Un-American
Exactly what the rest of the world thinks of our previous president.
TeapartyCrasher July 13th, 2014 at 13:41
Can’t leave out what Bret Stephens (@StephensWSJ) said on FareedZakaria “you don’t have a sense of ‘ADULT RESPONSIBILITY COMING OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE'”
TeapartyCrasher July 13th, 2014 at 13:41
Can’t leave out what Bret Stephens (@StephensWSJ) said on FareedZakaria “you don’t have a sense of ‘ADULT RESPONSIBILITY COMING OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE'”