Dems: Dissent Is Unpatriotic

July 8th, 2009 (8) Posted By Pat Dollard.

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Politico:

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who has had an eventful couple of weeks to say the least, believes House Republican opposition to climate change legislation and the stimulus indicates they’re cheering against the good ol’ US of A.

“It appears that the Republican Party leadership in the Congress has made a decision that they want to deny President Obama success, which means, in my mind, they are rooting against the country, as well,” the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman told WAMU radio host Diane Rehm on Tuesday morning, promoting his new book, “The Waxman Report.”

Still, he said that one House Republican leader, speaking to him after the climate change squeaker, predicted that “a lot” of GOP-ers would vote for the (presumably) weakened bill when it emerges from the Senate.

Waxman, an ardent supporter of the “public option” in upcoming health care reform legislation, also took several shots at Senate Democrats who are seeking compromise to head off opposition to the public plan in their own ranks.

When asked about North Dakota Sen. Kent Conrad’s effort to create a “co-op” system, Waxman quipped: “I don’t know what it means.”

And he repeatedly referred to as “radical” a plan put forward by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that doesn’t include a public option, even though Wyden says he’s open to the option.

House GOP Demands Waxman Apology

Michael Steel, spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), quickly demanded an apology from Waxman — who clashed with Boehner during the climate change vote last month.

“That is an outrageous statement, and obviously Chairman Waxman owes the American people an apology,” Steel wrote in an e-mail to POLITICO.

“Frankly, this sort of irresponsible rhetoric smacks of desperation from a chairman who just forced members of his own party to walk the plank on an unpopular national energy tax and is having trouble convincing them to do it again on a government takeover of health care,” he added.

A Waxman spokeswoman did not return an e-mail requesting comment.

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  • ArchInfidel

    So when the left roots for the deaths of US military members for political gain that is patriotic dissent, but when the right disagrees with the biggest tax hike in US history its because we want to destroy the nation… yeah I get it :roll:

  • Steady

    Fuck Waxman and his band of seditious Dems.

  • Specter

    Once again, proof positive of the road dems are on and have taken.

    It’s time to get nasty and ugly.

  • Specter

    Is this an attempt to ratchet down what they ratcheted up by labeling us all terrorists.

  • copperpeony

    Every time I look at that man or listen to his assasine rhetoric I wanna heave. Is it too late for a late term abortion :?:

  • http://patdollard.com Average Joe

    time for bullets to fly

  • http://patdollard.com Average Joe

    Sorry, just finding it a-m-a-z-i-n-g on how far left is about their own Country that created their ability to succeed……If they can’t figure that out, they belong in a “mass grave” somewhere that just says, “Here lies the Stupid”.

  • mike3481

    “Nair Man” doesn’t know what real dissent is, but I’ve got a gut instinct he’s gonna find out fairly soon.

    PS – ‘nair’ is Latin for nostril.