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President Barack Obama cited a Republican "fever" as the reason why he hasn't been able to make progress on deficit reduction or immigration reform at a Minneapolis fundraiser today.
The remarks are one of Obama's sharpest Republican critiques — equating their recent activism with illness — and are sure to draw condemnation from the right.
He talked of deficit reduction and said "we couldn't' get them to take yes for an answer."
"I believe that If we're successful in this election, when we're successful in this election, that the fever may break, because there's a tradition in the Republican Party of more common sense than that. My hope, my expectation, is that after the election, now that it turns out that the goal of beating Obama doesn't make much sense because I'm not running again, that we can start getting some cooperation again."
Originally posted by neo96
Obama: We'll Get Things Done When The Republican “Fever” Breaks
Republican's in the last 3 and half years have blocked Obama and all his "campaign promises" just forget from 2006 to 2010 Obama and the left held the House,Senate,and the presidency.
was there in 2006. Wasn't Bush still president? I've been away awhile so maybe I missed something but I thought Obama took office in 2009. From 2007 to 2010 I took a sabbatical from the news, television, internet, and Americans in general so I'm still catching up.
I think there has been a Republican "fever" this year, in the sense that there has been some elevated and "hot" attention given to their primaries and not necessarily referring to an illness. I attribute most of this to Ron Paul's entry in this race that has heated interest in many folks, otherwise the other contenders would raise about as much excitement as the Democratic season has. Ho hum.
Originally posted by neo96
House is in charge of the purse strings, were in power with all 3 branches to pass anything they wanted 2 years worth.
Ron Paul never had a chance and Obama and the left never took him as a viable candidate the comment was squarely aimed at the GOP of which Paul really isn't.
Originally posted by JBA2848
reply to post by xuenchen
Did you forget the US was downgraded because of the BS filibusters on the deficit. And the debt limit has never been fillabustered before because normal people know what happens when you screw your credit up. But just call it the Republican tea party fever I guess!
Originally posted by JBA2848
The FAA filibuster.
www.democraticwhip.gov...