Even though more people think Republicans are not doing enough to reach bipartisan consensus, 54 percent believe the Democratic party should take the first step toward developing bipartisan solutions to the country's problems, the survey says. Forty-two percent say the GOP should take that first step.So America is basically okay with the GOP being a bunch of petulant children, because they expect the Dems to clean up this mess. That's about right. Can't blame the GOP after all, they're not in charge anymore. Of course, technically, the are blocking everything they can find and forcing cloture votes on things they later pass, but it's not CNN's job to tell the truth, either.
Just over half of those questioned say the Democrats should give up more ground to achieve bipartisanship, while 43 percent want to see the GOP make more compromises.
"Americans feel the ball is in the Democrats' court," Holland added. "They may not be held responsible for the problem, but since they are in charge of the government, Americans appear to think they are responsible for the solution."
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Turn The Other Cheek
Yes, America blames the GOP for not working with Obama, 67% say the Republicans aren't doing enough. But at the same time, they say the Dems need to change and give up more because they're in charge.
Orly?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bucksright.com/cnn-poll-bipartisanship-americans-something-something-republicans-suck-5328
Don't put too much stock in polls, people can manipulate them to prove their point.
Also note it's up to the party in power to take initiative because they ultimately decide what's brought to vote. How much have they really included Republicans? They hid the health care bill for how long because they were so afraid. It's typical politics, the party in charge kicks and throws stones at the party that's not.
To prove my point I submit to you definitive proof that people know DC is failing.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/february_2010/73_agree_that_washington_is_broken