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June 22, 2005
Look Who's Being Obstructionist
Last week, President Bush joined conservative congressional leaders in attacking their political opponents as partisan "obstructionists." This argument is patently false. In the high-profile cases when the conservative agenda has been blocked — on Social Security privatization, the nuclear option, John Bolton — President Bush has actually faced bipartisan opposition.
But more importantly, on virtually every major issue of the day — Iraq, terrorism, ethics scandals, detainee abuse, and more — it is conservatives in Washington who are obstructing progress and thwarting the will of the American people.
Instances of GOP Obstruction:
Blocking Investigation into "Fixed" Pre-War Intelligence
Blocking Vital 9/11 Commission Reforms
Blocking the Ethics Committee from Operating
Blocking an Exit Strategy from Iraq
Blocking Progress Towards a 'Culture of Life'
Blocking an Independent Investigation of Detainee Abuse Allegations
Blocking Data on Iraq Progress
More from Think Progress.
I bet there are many other instances of obstruction that didn't make this list, but these are issues that Democrats should use when accused of thwarting Social Security "reform" and holding up the Bolton vote. We can't let Bush get away with labelling Democrats as "the party of 'no,'" when the GOP is frequently attempting to withold information on Iraq intelligence, refusing to investigate ethics violations and violations at Guantanamo, and ignoring the need to establish an exit plan for Iraq.
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