In the Most Epic GOP Smack Down of his Presidency Obama Obliterates House Republicans

[Tx4obama]

In the Most Epic GOP Smack Down of his Presidency Obama Obliterates House Republicans

President Obama isn’t fighting with House Republicans on the debt ceiling. He is wiping the floor with them. Today in Missouri, the president said, ‘They want to threaten default just to make sure that tens of millions of Americans continue not to have health care.’

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Republicans don’t get it. This isn’t 2009-2010 anymore. People can see the benefits that they are getting from Obamacare. Republicans can’t get away with only telling lies anymore. The president’s whole speech is worth watching because Obama broke down all of the issues in easy to understand terms. The president was able to boil his point down to one important sentence. When Obama said, “They want to threaten default just to make sure that tens of millions of Americans continue not to have health care,” he shifted the discussion away from Obamacare and towards the morality of denying people access to healthcare.

President Obama is taking the Republicans apart piece by piece on the debt ceiling. Republicans are going to regret ever tying the debt ceiling to defunding Obamacare. Unlike the last debt ceiling fight, this won’t be about debt and numbers. The president can use the ACA to make the argument on human terms. The debate isn’t about debt anymore. It’s about preexisting conditions, kids staying on their parents’ health insurance, and access to healthcare for tens of millions of Americans.

Obama is dominating over both the fiscally responsible argument, and the moral argument. Republicans have nothing to stand on, except their usual Obamacare tantrums. President Obama is routing the Republicans on both the debt ceiling and Obamacare.

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Full article, video, and transcript, here: http://www.politicususa.com/2013/09/20/biggest-beat-presidency-obama-humiliates-obliterates-gop.html

[Laelth]

1. I am happy to see the President defending and explaining the law.

Let us hope it does some good.

-Laelth

[Cha]

2. Precisely, Tx!

President Obama is taking the Republicans apart piece by piece on the debt ceiling. Republicans are going to regret ever tying the debt ceiling to defunding Obamacare. Unlike the last debt ceiling fight, this won’t be about debt and numbers. The president can use the ACA to make the argument on human terms. The debate isn’t about debt anymore. It’s about preexisting conditions, kids staying on their parents’ health insurance, and access to healthcare for tens of millions of Americans.

Well done by Jason Easley! Thanks!

[pinto]

3. Kudos Obama. While there's a boatload of political rhetoric all around, Obama gets it right.

Watched the (R) follow up after the House's dog 'n pony show today. Seems their latest tack is to frame today's vote as a challenge to the Senate. All said the same thing in so many words - "Well we did something. Now it's time for the Senate to do something".

Obviously, what was left unsaid was what they actually did. And the glaringly fake position since they know damned well what the Senate will do - deny their show bill. I guess that guy Cantor was actually the most honest one among them when he said it was really all about "Obamacare".

A ridiculous waste of time.

[Downtown Hound]

4. Like Clinton before him, when he actually gets some courage and starts fighting

instead of always trying to make deals with the devil, he comes out on top. Why this is a lesson still lost on so many establishment Dems is beyond me.

[sheshe2]

5. Yes!

Obama is dominating over both the fiscally responsible argument, and the moral argument.

Please proceed Mr. President!

Thanks Tx~

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Thank you Mr. President!

[blkmusclmachine]

7. How about some ACTION to back up those pretty, pretty WORDS ???

Still waiting for that so-called "Change."

[Richardo]

8. oooooo what an edgy post

2009 called - they want their snark back.

[Iliyah]

9. K & R

There are three branches in the USA government and by the beloved Constitution ya'know the one that the GOPers constantly quote (although badly) created what I understand is the democracy for the people, by the people. These people who were voted into office by the people are suppose to work for the people. Since we are considered a democracy, each branch are suppose to work together for the betterment of the people. The purpose of the Constitution was for each branch to work together. Therefore the President have been trying to work the other branches which of course from one part has been nothing but constant obstruction. But this President tries over and over again. . .

Some call that weakness, I call it strength. Many of the obstructionist claim that they are Christians but Jesus Christ would never approve of what they are doing.

This is a democracy which the GOP does not practice much.