A partisan smokescreen

A partisan smokescreen

EDITOR:

Did President Obama not put his best foot forward trying to present a strong case for bipartisanship among Republicans in the House and Senate? Did he not invite key party officials to attend a Super Bowl party at the White House to continue to build and mend bridges at an event loved and enjoyed by all and without politics? Yet, after this, still a slap in the face. Last week, Congress and the Senate voted on Obama’s budget request, the reaction was the same for both houses, not a single Republican voted in support of the budget plan. And the Republicans say they want be bipartisan, they want to work together for the benefit of the people.

It was pretty apparent who they were working for the last eight years, surely not the common folk. If my memory serves me correctly, they voted against the Obama stimulus package in block form as well. Each time that they do this, it does little for their support at home and gives even bigger gains for the Democratic Party. They will continue to lose support because of their holier-than-thou, condescending and better-than-you attitude. The American people have become very tired of this conduct; this is why Barack Obama and many others like him were able to win office.

The Republican Party is starting to unravel at the seams. Arlene Specter has defected; who is next? Maybe Orrin Hatch, their most trusted and loyal conservative. I believe they are in for a long and painful demise. And now that the Democrats are moving closer to the magical number of 60 votes, then I say let the opponents eat cake. The Democrats won’t need to beg, borrow or steal or even negotiate in order to reach an approval. All they need to do is pass the bill and Obama will sign it. What could be easier? We should thank the Republican party for making our lives so pleasant.

LANCE SMITH

Youngstown