Republican Agenda?

Oooooo, the Big, Bad Scawwwy Wepubwicans (said in your best Elmer Fudd voice) are back at it. And this time, Daily Kos actually has it correct:

The Republicans do have an agenda

by Laurence Lewis

Sat Aug 28, 2010 at 02:30:04 PM PDT

As noted by Jed Lewison, the Republican agenda, should they retake the House, distills down to this:

1. Extend Bush tax cuts for wealthy.

2. Pledge to veto EFCA or energy reform legislation passed by Congress after the November election but before the new Congress.

3. Tell Democrats to support the GOP's effort to repeal a provision of the health care law that Boehner claims would require businesses to itemize all expenditures over $600. (Note that Republicans actually blocked a vote to repeal the mandate in House and the small jobs bill in the Senate, currently being blocked by the GOP, is also a vehicle for repeal.)

4. Submit a massive spending reduction package to Congress.

5. (Tell the president to) (f)ire his entire economic team.

As Jed summarized:

The thing about that list is that there isn't a single thing about what Republicans would actually do. It's just a list of demands on President Obama and except for the first one -- in which Boehner demands Obama extend Bush tax cuts for the wealthy -- they are purely rhetorical in nature.

I would predominantly concur:

- EXTEND the Bush tax cuts. Absolutely!
- Veto ALL energy legislation if it REMOTELY smells like CapNTax. Absolutely!
- Not far ENOUGH. Repeal EVERY WORD of ObakaKare and start over. Absolutely!
- Submit a MASSIVE spending reduction package to Congress. Absolutely!
- Don't stop with firing Obama's economic team. Fire his entire cabinet and all of his Czars. Absolutely!

Quite frankly, I think the GOP should be proud if it were to be collectively called the Party Of NO. Problem is, too many Republicans like to keep that pork coming and enjoy spending money that isn't theirs.

BZ