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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNY Times - By Opposing Obama, the Republicans Created Trump
The interesting thesis is that by opposing President Obama's proposals to help the unemployed, particularly white working class men, Republicans helped stoke the anger that was the key to their electoral successes, but which also created conditions that were ripe for both Cruz and Trump.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/by-opposing-obama-the-republicans-created-trump/ar-BBrHqns?ocid=iehp
Throughout his presidency, Mr. Obama has put forward constructive proposals to help those displaced workers. For its part, the Republican Congress has been behaving like Nero.
Take, for example, the administrations 2011 proposal of a $447 billion package of measures including payroll tax cuts and the creation of an infrastructure bank that would have led to the creation of thousands of construction jobs, as well as other substantial economic benefits.
Designed to be bipartisan and fully paid for by higher taxes on rich Americans and some corporations, the American Jobs Act was nonetheless dead virtually upon its arrival on Capitol Hill.
Thats not all. During his administration, Mr. Obama put forth proposals for larger tax credits for child care; community college investments; expansion of the earned-income tax credit; changing retirement plans to be portable across employers and available to part-time workers; and tax credits for manufacturing communities.
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NY Times - By Opposing Obama, the Republicans Created Trump (Original Post)
TomCADem
Apr 2016
OP
Repubes birthered Trump, and now - as usual - they're trying to weasel out of responsibility
AxionExcel
Apr 2016
#7
Rhiannon12866
(205,514 posts)1. K&R! They sure did!
chillfactor
(7,576 posts)2. The rethugs created a monster...
with no idea how to reign it in.
SunSeeker
(51,574 posts)4. Yes, Trump (and the Tea Party) are the creation of the GOP.
And like the Tea Party, the GOP wishes it didn't create him.
malaise
(269,054 posts)5. Also by encouraging Trump and other ReTHUGs with the birther crap
Fugg 'em!
enough
(13,259 posts)6. That was the idea. (nt)
AxionExcel
(755 posts)7. Repubes birthered Trump, and now - as usual - they're trying to weasel out of responsibility
Behold Repubes: this is (one of) your (many) evil spawn:
AxionExcel
(755 posts)8. Tragically true toon