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Originally Posted by Riot

We were talking about what it would take to get the GOP back in play as a political party, not who has the worse partisanship. I said to get back in play, the GOP would have to drop their current partisanship nonsense, and start being excecutives in charge of running our country.

Virtually their only contribution has been, "Don't do that, it won't work". Shoot, Mitch McConnell and Mit Romney on the TV political shows yesterday morning? What a waste. Did they they offer anything up but criticism and whining? No, they didn't.

If the GOP came up with a well-publicized financial alternative plan, I missed it while actively looking for it. If the GOP has an alternative health care reform plan, I missed it's rollout.

Mostly the GOP has spent the past couple of weeks, around the Cairo speech, busy accusing Obama of "apologizing", and bringing up birth certificates and Muslims. Sigh ....

Seriously - Get over it, GOP, you lost the Presidency and the last two election cycles - hint, hint - those of you who are left need to start getting involved in what we elected you do to, which is fix the mess you helped get us into (probably why they have not been able to offer any really good alternative solutions ... )

As I've said, not a fan of Pelosi, and the Dem Congress doesn't get a free pass, especially regarding partisanship. The legislative branch isn't the executive branch. Obama has plenty of GOP in his administration. He's reached across the aisle far more than many.

Perhaps you dont understand that as the opposition party that is out of power it is virtually impossible for the GOP to be anything BUT partisan. In case you hadn't noticed that they arent the "executives in charge" anymore. There have been plenty of alternate plans for just about everything proposed but they get virtually no coverage or are dismissed out of hand by the Democrats. Only a few years ago people were saying the same thing about the Democrats. The policys arent the things that the politicians are judged on. It is the failed policies. And the GOP is playing politics like it is played now. That is knock the other guys idea and take credit when/if it fails. Since the vast majority of politicians on both sides are so tied up in self and special interests most of what they do propose and implement fails which leads to "change". If the country falls into a deeper recession or depression the GOP will jump right back into power simply because our country as a society loves to place blame. Obama and his minions (Pelosi/ Reid, etc) are still riding the wave of it was Bushs fault everything sucks. But in a few years when Bush has faded from the publics consciousness, it will be the Democrats who will have to face the firing squad. If the economy stabilizes and starts to grow again and people dont feel like they are being taxed at draconian rates they will remain in power. Obama may be a phony but he isnt stupid. There is a reason why he allowed this recession to worsen with his "non-stimlus" bill and plan to push the vast majority of govt aid money into 2010 and beyond. To stay in power. period. Like every other politician.