Something Inconsistent Someone Else Said

"If the President intends to present any kind of legislative proposal at this discussion, will he make it available to members of Congress and the American people at least 72 hours beforehand? Our ability to move forward in a bipartisan way through this discussion rests on openness and transparency." -Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner and Republican Whip Eric Cantor, in a letter to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel two weeks ago.

"You know, apparently we're going to be there most of the day and have an opportunity to have a lot of discussion but if they're going to lay out the plan they want to pass four days in advance, then why are -- what are we discussing on Thursday?" -Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Fox News Sunday yesterday, criticizing the White House's plan to post a health care reform proposal online, just days before the upcoming televised health care summit.

Now I realize that these are different individuals so the level of hypocrisy is not particularly egregious but let's face it, if there's one group of people who know how to tow the party line and stay on message it's the Republican party. Unfortunately for America, that message is only two letters long, was crafted shortly after President Obama's inauguration last year and has been the GOP's answer to pretty much everything he's said and done since. As much as I usually despise the Democrats, I still give them credit for at least trying to fix things but it seems pretty clear by now that the Republicans will say almost anything to ensure that Obama fails, even at the expense of their own country.

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