When Barack Obama swept into office in 2008, he did so on the back of a plethora of campaign promises. He then turned around and went back on most of them. (I have shared many articles that outline his backtracking, so I won't repeat that exercise here.) But to illustrate that backpedaling is a bipartisan activity, the GOP in 2010 is guilty of the same thing!
When the Republican tide took control of the US House of Representatives (as well as numerous state governments), what was the main issue they ran on? Jobs. Republicans vowed to put Americans back to work.
Yet, for all their rhetoric and bluster, the labor situation is about the ONLY thing they haven't even attempted to address. Thus far -- 6 months into their term -- they have offered no jobs plan at all! In fact, it could be argued that the legislation they HAVE supported to date would lessen the number of jobs available throughout the nation.
So, when it comes to campaign promises, both the Republicans and Democrats are in the same boat. They hone in on whatever it is that the majority of Americans are worried about and then they package a slick message around it. Once elected, they throw the package in the nearest trash receptacle.
To put it more bluntly, they lie through their teeth and they will keep to this time-honored strategy as long as the American sheeple fall for it!
When the Republican tide took control of the US House of Representatives (as well as numerous state governments), what was the main issue they ran on? Jobs. Republicans vowed to put Americans back to work.
Yet, for all their rhetoric and bluster, the labor situation is about the ONLY thing they haven't even attempted to address. Thus far -- 6 months into their term -- they have offered no jobs plan at all! In fact, it could be argued that the legislation they HAVE supported to date would lessen the number of jobs available throughout the nation.
So, when it comes to campaign promises, both the Republicans and Democrats are in the same boat. They hone in on whatever it is that the majority of Americans are worried about and then they package a slick message around it. Once elected, they throw the package in the nearest trash receptacle.
To put it more bluntly, they lie through their teeth and they will keep to this time-honored strategy as long as the American sheeple fall for it!
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