
Feb
Posted by: Chairman Michael Steele
Yesterday, speaking before the Senate Democratic Caucus, President Obama encouraged his members to “Get results, and this year's midterm elections will work out fine. Let policy be our politics.”
Harry Reid has certainly taken him at his word. The Senate Leader just announced there will be a vote next Monday on a “jobs bill,” that no one has seen, with no details of what it will do or what it will cost.
Leader Reid just does not get it. For months Reid negotiated behind closed doors on health care “reform,” cutting deals to reach the 60 votes needed for final passage in the Senate. Once he finally found the votes, he forced the unpopular bill through on Christmas Eve.
After the "Cornhusker Kickback" and "Louisiana Purchase" — the entire process of secret deal making and no transparency — the American people were outraged. Even President Obama stated the “health care debate as it unfolded legitimately raised concerns not just among my opponents, but also amongst ... more