President Obama delivered his State of the Union speech this week.
There really wasn't anything surprising in its content.
The usual - the economy is thriving, its all because of Obama's policies, Obama's foreign policy is paying dividends, Obama wants more money for 'programmes', blah, blah, blah.
What I haven't heard though is a robust and concerted response from the Republicans. Yes, those members of the party that scored resounding victories in the mid-term elections. Where are they? Where is the strong line that says:
"Mr President, you have shown, over and over again, that you do not want to work with Republicans. We have gotten the message. We will now do what we were elected to do! We are going to represent the people of America. Therefore, we will oppose any, let us say that again, any attempt at any, repeat any, kind of Amnesty Bill. We will begin steps to defund Obamacare. Firstly though, we will revoke any and all exemptions from Obamacare. We believe that if it is as good as you and your supporters claim, then it must be good enough for Congress and all of the other elites that have wheedled exemptions out of the administration"
"We will begin steps to reduce the deficit by rolling back the frontiers of the state. We will work with Homeland Security and make such cooperation on a clear quid pro quo basis - as in Homeland Security does its job and seals the southern border and we continue to fund them."
"We will work with the foreign allies of the United States. We have already begun this process by inviting the Premier of Israel to address Congress. Countries like Israel, Canada and the European members of NATO, as well as places like Kurdistan deserve America's support both moral and materiel and we will aid this. We put you on notice that we will not support any further aid to organisations representing Palestinians. We will actively oppose any further rapproachment with Iran. Actively means that we will link all of the spending that comes out of the State Department with the furtherance of this policy. "
"We will bring forward, as a response to the budget you present, measures to balance that budget plus to include within that budget, a 10% reduction in the overall spending of the US Government. It is as clear to us, as it is clear to the American people, that we, as a nation, can no longer afford to live beyond our means"
"We will bring forward measures to rein in the ill-thought policies being pushed by the EPA. In line with this we will halt the plans affecting coal producing areas and we will bring forward a bill to approve the Keystone 2 pipeline."
"Finally, Mr President, we will oppose, oppose and oppose again, you and your attempts to impose Socialism on the American Republic and to show favour, as you have so far consistently done, to those in the Muslim world, who would do us harm"
Any Republicans out there want to take-up the message? There is no point in winning elections if you don't use the power that the people have given you!
There really wasn't anything surprising in its content.
The usual - the economy is thriving, its all because of Obama's policies, Obama's foreign policy is paying dividends, Obama wants more money for 'programmes', blah, blah, blah.
What I haven't heard though is a robust and concerted response from the Republicans. Yes, those members of the party that scored resounding victories in the mid-term elections. Where are they? Where is the strong line that says:
"Mr President, you have shown, over and over again, that you do not want to work with Republicans. We have gotten the message. We will now do what we were elected to do! We are going to represent the people of America. Therefore, we will oppose any, let us say that again, any attempt at any, repeat any, kind of Amnesty Bill. We will begin steps to defund Obamacare. Firstly though, we will revoke any and all exemptions from Obamacare. We believe that if it is as good as you and your supporters claim, then it must be good enough for Congress and all of the other elites that have wheedled exemptions out of the administration"
"We will begin steps to reduce the deficit by rolling back the frontiers of the state. We will work with Homeland Security and make such cooperation on a clear quid pro quo basis - as in Homeland Security does its job and seals the southern border and we continue to fund them."
"We will work with the foreign allies of the United States. We have already begun this process by inviting the Premier of Israel to address Congress. Countries like Israel, Canada and the European members of NATO, as well as places like Kurdistan deserve America's support both moral and materiel and we will aid this. We put you on notice that we will not support any further aid to organisations representing Palestinians. We will actively oppose any further rapproachment with Iran. Actively means that we will link all of the spending that comes out of the State Department with the furtherance of this policy. "
"We will bring forward, as a response to the budget you present, measures to balance that budget plus to include within that budget, a 10% reduction in the overall spending of the US Government. It is as clear to us, as it is clear to the American people, that we, as a nation, can no longer afford to live beyond our means"
"We will bring forward measures to rein in the ill-thought policies being pushed by the EPA. In line with this we will halt the plans affecting coal producing areas and we will bring forward a bill to approve the Keystone 2 pipeline."
"Finally, Mr President, we will oppose, oppose and oppose again, you and your attempts to impose Socialism on the American Republic and to show favour, as you have so far consistently done, to those in the Muslim world, who would do us harm"
Any Republicans out there want to take-up the message? There is no point in winning elections if you don't use the power that the people have given you!
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