Wednesday, November 17, 2010

WTF: Today, the Republican leadership declined an invitation to meet with the President

Okay, this is an official WTF: Today, the Republican leadership declined an invitation to meet with the President to discuss coming issues. The invitation included dinner.
The Republican leadership is "too busy" to meet with the President of the United States?!! WTF?
They may not like the man, and they may disagree with him, but what about a little respect for the office? Mr. President, go on the offensive against those arrogant SOBs.
Mr. President, don't offer compromises (make them come to you). Call them out for every mischaracterization (lie) they make to us through the media (I know, this will take a whole new government department...I'll help pay for it.)
Mr. President, the Republican game plan is to pick a Big Lie of the week, and every Republican and/or conservative who is on a talk show during the week repeats the same lie with the same talking points. Find a way to fight it. Use your veto. Use your Senate majority. Use your "bully pulpit". (BTW, this phrase originated with Teddy Roosevelt; bully meant powerful, not bullying.)
Mr. President, call the Republicans on the tax cut for the rich. If necessary, let the entire stupid tax cut expire.
I don't want to pay more taxes, but we have a huge National Debt. Mention often that the Republican (disloyal opposition) created much of the bloated debt, and now they are doing their damned worst to block paying it down.
Mr. President, dedicate a major part of the revenue from the expiration of the foolish tax cut to paying off the debt. Explain why. Explain why. Explain why. (Get it?)
Economists, true grass-roots tea party members, true conservatives & libertarians, most Democrats & Republicans, all know that we need to pay our debt. We can't pass this off to our children without biting the bullet and at least TRYING to pay it down.
One more thing (for now). The Republicans are going to try to dismantle our new health plan. Again and again they say we've already got the best health care in the world. Lie, lie, lie. Google any world health statistics. We, the US of A, are at the BOTTOM of the industrialized world on health outcomes.  This includes things such as access to care, birth survival, and hospitalization not leading to worsening of condition and/or death… Let's talk about health care from this reality.
Yeah, I know, world leaders and very, very rich folks often come to the U.S. for treatment of very, very serious ailments. At the very, very top of the medical treatment pyramid, we can provide very, very good treatment. Look around you. How many people do you know who have even a very, very tiny chance of getting into this level of care?
Okay, this was an official WTF: The Republican leadership is "too busy" to meet with the President of the United States?!! WTF?