Originally posted on 10/28/2012:
Your information is not even close to being correct. You're either getting your information from liars or you're not remembering recent history very well. That information is available.
Also, look up the (R) cloture/philibuster numbers over the past 3+ years and compare those numbers to history. Look at who shut down legislation. Who wants to work with who? You have (R) leadership in congress saying 'our only job is to make sure Obama is a 1 term president' and then basically said 'f you' to every American.
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I don't know the term when you have a house that's worth 100k, you (Republicans in this metaphor) tell the buyer it's actually worth 500k. The buyer asks if you'd take 200k for the house - and the seller says 'nope, 300k or no deal'. That's not negotiating in good faith and it's impossible to work with that type of seller, if you catch my metaphor.
The Dems are giving Republicans MORE than they ask for in budget cuts (fact, easily researchable) and the Republicans turn THAT down and say 'well we want you to cut off funding for x or y and cut more.'
Sorry man, I don't know where you're getting your information from, but it's flawed, biased and completely incorrect. There are just 'news' sources that provide news and you can parse your own facts and figure out how no matter what, both parties are f'n you - it's just one just held the country hostage for years and put politics over people being out of work. To me, that's why I'm leaving the (R) party after this election. The party is a joke and right wing media is not helping anything.