See? Now this is what I'm talking about. Earlier today, I wrote that one thing the White House and Democrats need to do is start calling Republicans out for their obstructionist horseshit. Every filibuster, every hold, every delaying tactic should be dragged out into the light of day so everyone can see how transparent and stupid it is, as well as get a good look at why nothing ever gets done in Washington anymore.
And here we go, from White House Communications Director Dan Pfieffer on the White House blog:
Democrats need to wage a messaging war. Frankly, they haven't been very good at this in the past, but here the Republicans are just making it so damned easy. All of their reasons for their obstructionism are so obviously just excuses.
Want bipartisanship? Then fight Republican partisanship.
And here we go, from White House Communications Director Dan Pfieffer on the White House blog:
Yesterday, just hours after the Senate voted 96-0 to confirm Martha Johnson as the Administrator of the GSA after a pointless 9-month delay, we learned that Sen. Richard Shelby from Alabama has placed a blanket hold on all nominees, including national security nominees, to use as leverage for some projects in his state. He's holding up 70 nominees, among them top intelligence officials at the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security. According to the National Journal, he’s holding them up until two defense contracts that would benefit interests in his state can be fast-tracked.
Let's be clear: Sen. Shelby is preventing qualified nominees who will help protect the American people from being confirmed. He’s not alone, though. This is just the latest example of this kind opposition for opposition’s sake that the President talked about earlier this week. This strategy of obstruction is preventing qualified people from doing their jobs on behalf of the American people and it’s preventing real work from getting done in Washington. Every minute spent needlessly blocking noncontroversial nominees, many of whom go on to be confirmed by 70 or more votes or by voice vote (nine of the President’s nominees so far), is a minute not spent on the issues that matter to American families.
Democrats need to wage a messaging war. Frankly, they haven't been very good at this in the past, but here the Republicans are just making it so damned easy. All of their reasons for their obstructionism are so obviously just excuses.
Want bipartisanship? Then fight Republican partisanship.
