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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDont blame Washington. Blame the GOP
But the problem isnt Washington. It isnt Congress, either. The problem is elected officials from a single political party: the GOP.
Republicans in the White House and Congress are the ones standing in the way of helping dreamers. They are not merely obstructing gun reform but also rolling back existing gun-control measures.
Youd never know it from the usual blame Washington rhetoric, but there are lots of common-sense policy changes, on supposedly unsolvable issues, that large majorities of voters from both parties support.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-blame-washington-blame-the-gop/2018/02/19/f374bf28-15ba-11e8-92c9-376b4fe57ff7_story.html?utm_term=.e28b8af013e0
OnDoutside
(19,972 posts)"them", never once saying GOP or Republicans.
pnwmom
(108,995 posts)OnDoutside
(19,972 posts)specific on who the bedblockers are. "The Swamp" "Washington" "Congress" usually go unchallenged as to WHO exactly they are referring to. It isn't the Democratic Party that wants to stop/hinder gun control. It isn't the Democratic Party that wants to gift $1 trillion to the mega rich. It isn't the Democratic Party that wants to take away Social Security from the American people. It's the Republican Party, and not only Republicans avoid mentioning their own party's name when casting blame, but the media too, for fear of being accused of siding with one side, rather than telling the truth.
It drives me crazy that reporters are too lazy or told not to state clearly where the blame lies in congress. The repubs count on this so they continue on their course w the democrats getting equal blame.