Sunday, February 14, 2010

Reconciliation: Something They Desperately Need

I mean my title in two ways. First, I mean that they desperately need to reconcile themselves with the American people before we impeach and deport them all. Secondly, I mean that they must really be desperate if they go to such extreme measures to ignore us in order to push their agenda.

From Wikipedia: Reconciliation is a legislative process in the United States Senate intended to allow consideration of a contentious budget bill without the threat of filibuster. Introduced in 1974, reconciliation limits debate and amendment, and therefore favors the majority party. Reconciliation also exists in the United States House of Representatives, but because the House regularly passes rules that constrain debate and amendment, the process has had a less significant impact on that body.

Basically, they can change their bill to match the House bill, thus passing it with only 51 votes instead of sixty, making the Republican filibuster irrelevant and useless. Making the American public's opinion even MORE irrelevant and useless than they already have.

This is what they call "hypocrisy". Obama claims to be a bipartisan President who strives for transparency. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a closed door doesn't seem very transparent, and the Democrats behind that door don't seem bipartisan. Just an observation.

This has been a terrible ordeal. It has become increasingly apparent that the Democrats don't give a crap about you or me. Funny how they'll all be exempt from the wonderful plan they're force-feeding us. Actually, it's not very funny, but you know what I mean.

In this healthcare debate and process alone there has been so much we should be outraged at.

-ignoring the American people
-saying we don't understand in response to our outrage (but proceeding to not explain)
-extortion/bribery (Ben Nelson)
-lies and hypocrisy (which, with Obama, is pretty much a given)

Some might accuse me of being partisan, but I'm just facing facts. I don't see Republicans doing any of this crap.

If the Dems don't reconcile themselves with the American people, we'll reconcile their back ends with the floor of a jail cell.

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