“There are not the votes in the House to pass a clean C.R.,” John Boehner said this morning on the ABC News program “This Week,” referring to a continuing resolution to fund the government without de-funding or delaying the Affordable Care Act. And “we’re not going to pass a clean debt limit increase,” meaning that Republicans will not vote to pay the nations bills unless the Act is delayed or repealed. Those of you, and in the mainstream media, who continue to blame both Republicans and Democrats for this impasse should take note. Democrats can be faulted for many things. But this direct assault on our democracy is entirely the Republicans handiwork. Never before has one party insisted that a law of the land be altered or repealed or it shuts the government and refuses to honor the nations full faith and credit. The assault is being led by an extremist faction of Republicans that hates the United States government. It is being fueled by Fox News and right-wing yell radio, exploiting the anger and economic insecurities of many Americans. And bankrolling it are a handful of billionaires, led by Charles and David Koch, who have made most of their fortune in hydrocarbons, and who will do whatever it takes to reduce the power of the federal government to tax and regulate. Obama and the Democrats cannot back down. We must stand up to this extremism and extortion.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 17:21:12 +0000