Neocon Republican Obstructionism

The House Republicans are standing in the way of economic recovery. As you would expect them to do. When Bush the Second took us into the greatest deficit in our history, that was OK. When Obama wants to spend money that will benefit working men and women, that's not OK with those people.

Today Caterpillar laid off 20,000 workers. Cat would be one of the companies that benefits tremendously with Obama's recovery package. So would hundreds of thousands of construction workers. Maybe, at long last, all those construction workers who listen to Limbaugh lies will finally figure out that they've been voting against their own interests all these years.

On the news this morning even Republican-loving Cokie Roberts was critical of the Republican obstructionists. She reported on one of them who made a statement that he was not "compromising," only "cooperating." "What," Cokie asked, "is wrong with compromising? That's what it's all about." Yet, this Republican had to play to his base. That base says you do not compromise with any Democrat, even though you believe in what he's doing. Right wing ideology über alles. No compromise, no cooperation. Take America down to the bunker with you and blow everybody away before the "enemy," the people, get there.

The Neocon Republicans are still playing to the dwindling audience that is their base. They would rather drag us down into Great Depression II than back off their ideology that's been proven wrong time and time again.

Every day that they delay things, the Neocons cause more people to lose their jobs, their homes, everything. But, when was the last time a Neocon Republican showed any patriotism to America? Their little flag lapel pins, their support-the-troops bumper stickers, their yellow ribbon magnets--that's not patriotism. That's nothing more than the superficial symbolism they've been taught to do to help with the gingrichian divisiveness that's been going on since Reagan's rule. A patriot is patriotic to America and Americans, not just to his own corruption and greed, not just to his base of misfits and religious fanatics.

I hope Obama doesn't take his spirit of unity too far. Give them a chance. He's done that. If they don't get on board, cast off and leave without them.