Reason 5--"Bipartisanship"
The person I'm not voting for has repeatedly charged that the one I am voting for has not shown "bipartisanship" or "leadership" in dealing with those who have opposed him. This is disingenuous at best and, at worst, perfidious. The challenger in this race began to campaign for the 2012 election in 2008 before the incumbent even took office. Three days after the inauguration, leaders of the opponent stated their solemn intention to thwart everything he would try to do. The opposition's Senate boss has said his number one job has been to ensure the President serves only one term.
I thought the number one job of everyone who holds office under the Constitution was to work with others to achieve the best for the whole country. My mistake--the oath of office means nothing, apparently. It is mere empty words.
For the past four years, "bipartisanship" has been an empty word. It is impossible to "work with", let alone "lead", people who refuse to talk to you. I don't believe even someone as vacuous as Romney can be serious in his charge about a lack of "bipartisanship". That is why I think he is somewhere between being insincere and being phony as a three dollar bill on this issue. He knows why it didn't happen, and who set out from almost the day the President was elected to make it that way. I hope and pray that their plans come to naught. If not, they will have set the pattern of hyper-partisanship and refusal to cooperate which will prevail for years to come, and while that may be what the people who have done this deserve, it is not what our country deserves.
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Your thoughts are right on the mark. I am appalled at the idea that some in Washington so blatantly dismissed their responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteThe caterwalling among politicians is nothing new, of course; their rancor toward one another is older than the union itself. But the claim to be able to reach across the aisle without actually having shown any inclination to do so rings hollow.
ReplyDeleteOddly, Orrin Hatch is a great example. For years he and his far-from-political-soulmate Ted Kennedy cooperated on important matters. In this past election cycle, Hatch has swung far to the right to appease the TPer in his state.