LaHood slams GOP House: "came here to do zero, and that's what they've done."

[WI_DEM]

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who served as a Republican in the House before joining the Obama administration, slams his former colleagues:
The most prominent Republican in the Obama administration is accusing GOP House members of blocking efforts to resolve the nation's problems, partly because they don't want the president to be successful.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was asked at a transportation conference Friday why it was so difficult to get big infrastructure projects built right now.

He responded that "some people don't want Obama to be successful."

He said "a big percentage of the Republicans that were elected this time came here to do zero, and that's what they've done." LaHood says those lawmakers have obstructed other people who want to get things done.


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[phasma ex machina]

1. Bull! The GOP probably delivered a great deal to their corporate patrons. nt

[Ship of Fools]

2. It boggles my mind that they don't get it that we get it.

Do they NOT want to be re-elected? Do they care? Probably not, as they have gigs lined up as highly-paid lobbyists ...

[gratuitous]

3. Republican response: We kept our promises!

LaHood seems to be drifting farther and farther away from GOP orthodoxy. I wonder if any of his former Republican colleagues in the House ever think that LaHood may be right and the direction they're going is wrong? I don't suppose introspection or self examination is real big in Republican circles, but I have to think that some of them second guess their leadership from time to time.