GOP Senators: We could work with Hillary Clinton

[Rocknrule]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) is predicting that congressional Republicans will be more willing to work with Hillary Clinton than they have been with President Obama, should she be elected president.

"Barack Obama was somewhat of an unknown – he was a senator, but only for a year-and-a-half before he was elected president. She is a known commodity, and I think there’ll be more camaraderie in terms of working together, than there might have been in the early days of Obama," Isakson told the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Isakson, who is running for reelection and has endorsed GOP nominee Donald Trump, added, "I don’t think it will be like the post-Obama election at all."

Democrats have repeatedly blasted Republican tactics under the Obama administration, arguing that GOP senators have reached a record level of obstruction on legislation and nominations.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/299084-gop-senators-we-could-work-with-hillary-clinton

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That would be a refreshing change from 8 years of "make the black guy's life miserable at all costs". The way Republicans treated Obama was like watching Blazing Saddles on repeat.

[burrowowl]

1. BS!

Unless they see the Light!
Elect Democratic Senators and Representatives! Get out the Vote!

[sakabatou]

3. My thoughts exactly

[SunSeeker]

4. Exactly. It's a trap!

[Midnight Writer]

8. The ONLY way the Senate will work with President Clinton is if they "take a shellacking"

Get out the vote!

We need a landslide wave election.

If we can't do it against a Trump led ticket, we can't do it at all.

This is our chance.

[BlueMTexpat]

22. + a million or so! eom

[cstanleytech]

35. Agreed. They are willing to say anything as long as means they keep

majority control of the House and Senate.

[uppityperson]

2. The party of No didn't know him so they blocked everything for 8 yrs? Huh.

They know Hillary so will be willing to compromise?

[Mamajami]

5. Of course they could. They did when she was a Senator.

[Yallow]

6. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight......

So don't kick us out! (for all the obstruction)

We will play nice, we promise!

Assholes.

[unblock]

7. really, how well can you know someone after only 8 years.

[unblock]

9. In their defense, they only just found out he was born in the USA....

[pnwmom]

10. Right -- so they can say it's all her fault when they start throwing up obstacles. n/t

[msanthrope]

11. Godamn, you bastards must be sweating the downballot. nt

[ffr]

12. Coincidence? Isn't HRC closing in the polls in GA?

I think Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) is feeling some heat right about now, trying to appeal to moderate democrats who may be giving him the nod, but might not real soon.

[Emilybemily]

13. What a bunch of bigots.

"Unknown" my ass. What they mean is "black."

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Yeah, as far as they are concerned, he is still "unknown". Hence they still block his nominations.nt

[LittleGirl]

17. Welcome to DU

Exactly what I was thinking.
Just say it you freaking bastards...he's black and you refused to work with him.
damn it makes me wanna scream.

vote blue straight ticket!
edit: word

[Judi Lynn]

23. You said it. They are all total perverts, a horrifying embarrassment. Welcome to D.U. n/t

[C Moon]

14. Yeah right. "Put us back in office. We'll work with a President Hillary Clinton."

And by the way, that is the Hillary Clinton you tried relentlessly to destroy with empty Benghazi and email-server accusations.
Go tie yourselves to a tea bag and drown in your own tears.

[moonscape]

16. The shamelessness is exhausting n/t

[NBachers]

18. I hate lying republican shits. But that's a redundant statement.

[vlyons]

19. translation =

Hillary might be female, but she ain't a black communist Muslim from Kenya.

[byronius]

20. Too late, buddy.

Out you all go over the next couple of decades. The GOP needs a long, silent generation in the wilderness, much like the one we've started in California. Everything just gets SO MUCH BETTER.

Because they SUCK AT THEIR JOBS.

[JI7]

21. what they mean is "Obama is Black"

[roamer65]

43. Bingo. He's saying they prefer a white woman to a black man.

Rethugs are scum.

[Judi Lynn]

24. They have no intention of cooperating with ANY Democrat. Sen. Isakson, you're a ####ing liar.

[center]

[BumRushDaShow]

25. "he was a senator, but only for a year-and-a-half"

Um... Isuckson you dumbass - Obama was elected to the Senate in 2004 and resigned in 2008 to run for President.

[Hugin]

37. He's confusing President Obama with that 1/2 Governor Whatzername Palin.

Totally understandable... Completely... Uh, huh... What are you staring at?

[BumRushDaShow]

39. LOL

[Hugin]

41. Or perhaps it's Lil' Marco guy he's thinking of...

That tiny rascal is never in the Senate.

There's so many. It's hard to keep track.

[BumRushDaShow]

42. +infinity

[DetlefK]

26. He's trying to play both sides and preemptively make nice with Clinton in case she wins.

Someting similar happened a few months ago: Some Republicans who oppose Trump voiced that they expect a Clinton-administration to return the favor with political pay-off.

[cynzke]

27. Thanks, but NO THANKS!

Why take your word for it GOP, when we can simply VOTE for a Democrat?

[GWC58]

28. They are

fooling no one. I think they'd be worse on the "girl president." No Senator, if it's all the same I think a Democratic majority would work much better with President Clinton, President Hillary Clinton that is. Thanks for your concern, though.

[geek tragedy]

29. This is a tactical decision, some of them are recognizing that fanatical opposition to Obama helped

create Trumpism.

[Coolest Ranger]

30. Wow

showing us how racist you are

[gademocrat7]

31. Isakson is past his sell by date.

[truthisfreedom]

32. Crucify them.

No quarter. They started this war. Let us finish it. This marks the beginning of the end of the gop. The evolving demographics of the US will finish it off in 4 years.

[greymattermom]

33. A slightly different thought about this

is that they know that Hilary will find ways to keep federal funding out of their state if they don't work with her. Lots of federal funding comes to Georgia. The giant new budget for zika will no doubt include funding for the CDC, as one example.

[lark]

34. L.I.A.R.

There's no way they'd work with Hillary, absolutely zero. They will obstruct, try to indict her, not let any laws pass, not approve any appts. (even if the candidate is Repug), keep SCOTUS at 8 justices for 4-8 years, etc, etc. Only way anything gets done is Senate goes to Dems and they pass rule for no filibusters on judicial appts.

[dicksmc3]

36. What work with Hillary??

I guess Isakson didn't hear about the Caucus Room Conspiracy January 20th 2009. His fellow assholes vowed NEVER EVER to help Obama do any good things. They fought him so much the Senate broke all records of FILIBUSTERS!! You can't trust these lying scumbag republicons to do anything to help the country. Isakson can go take a long walk on a short pier!!

[MyNameIsKhan]

38. (Fe)Male, Pale (White), Yale I guess.

[BigDemVoter]

40. Those assholes have NO choice.

Goddamn, I would love to see the Dems win back the Senate AND the House, but probably not in my lifetime.

I really never had a reason to hate anybody. But I have just realized that I loathe and despise Republicans for so many reasons. The most recent and compelling reason I have to loathe them is for the repelling and unqualified reality-show "star" they nominated to head their "party." We thought it was a travesty to see a B-movie "actor", Ronald Reagan, prance into the WH in 1980, but WHO in the hell could have imagined the current clown show?

What's seriously too fucking bad is that our nation has a very, very short memory. These asshats will be throwing around whatever claim to fame they fancy next time around, and they very well might win. NOBODY will remember this election unless the true Kool-Aid drinkers manage to PERMANENTLY hijack the Republican shit show and drive it off the cliff where it belongs.