The Ridiculous Republicans Strike (Out) Again

By Si Dunn

Wow! Leaders of the Republican factions that did not support the recent efforts to get an economic stimulous package passed are now claiming President Obama is "off to a bad start," according to CNN Politics. And they are complaining that he is not being bipartisan.

With those two whines, the Ridiculous Republicans have just become the Amazingly Ridiculous Republicans. They have gotten so far out of touch with the economic crisis--and with the needs of the "real" American people--that they are now inhabiting a separate universe. It's a universe where America is ruled by a king, Rush Limbaugh, and everyone has a two-word vocabulary: "Tax cuts."

The Republicans certainly were not bipartisan when they held sway during the eight years of the Bush Administration. But now they are demanding bipartanship from President Obama, even though he has gone out of his way to confer with them--and promises to keep conferring with them.

"Almost all of our proposals went down on a party-line vote," the lead Amazingly Ridiculous Republican, Sen. John McCain, complained.

Well, sir, in case you have forgotten, that's often what happens to parties that end up with a minority of the votes.

A bunch of Republican-desired tax cuts did make it into the stimulous package, and as for the rest, well, the majority decided they sucked and took them out. That's just the way the process works, bucko.

So spare us the indignant complaints, please. Figure out some new ways you can step forward and work with the ruling majority to help get our nation out of the major mess your previous "leadership" helped create.

You lost. The other side won. Get over it and start putting up some fresh ideas, if you have any.

At this point, you've driven "tax cuts" straight into the ground.

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