Schock opposes one-party gridlock

February 9, 2010
By Billy Dennis

This is a pre-primary appearance of Congressman Aaron Schock on MSNBC. He’s discussing the frustration he says voters feel over one-party rule in Illinois. He’s also critical of “gridlock” in Illinois. Seems to me a way to avoid gridlock is for even a small minority of the minority party to participate in a small way in leaing. It’s easy to sit back and say “no” to everything. And the Democrats do the same thing when they are in the minority.

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7 Responses to “ Schock opposes one-party gridlock ”

  1. Montecore on February 10, 2010 at 6:04 am

    In Springfield Democrats have had all 6 constitutional offices, a majority in House and Senate and Illinois Supreme Court. They have a veto proof super majority in the state senate. There is no filibuster in the Illinois Senate as there is in the US Senate in Washington. So no Republican stopped anything. Democrats just have not got their act together. Speaker Madigan traded personal insults on a daily basis with Blago, then with Quinn. Under Blago they failed to get budgets done on time and went really deep into debt. Nothing changed under Quinn. They still failed to get a budget on time and went ever deeper into debt.

    When it's broke, fix it–with the tried and true two-party system.

  2. David P. Jordan on February 10, 2010 at 4:34 am

    Some say the GOP is the "Party of No" (to quote a Democrat Party talking point)…

    …So we finally have a political party representing the American people? Yay!

  3. Montecore on February 10, 2010 at 6:02 am

    No "small minority of the minority party" has blocked anything in Washington or Springfield.

    In Washington, Democrats have 80 more representatives in the House than Repubilcans and for the past year they have had a 60 vote super-majority in the US Senate. No Republican had any power to stop anything. They voiced their disagreement and that resonated with the public but they were powerless to stop anything. Only Obama/Pelosi/Reid ineptitude and Democratic members disagreeing with their own party stopped anything. And until health care, they passed everything: the stimulus, cap and trade, a ton of big spending bills, cash for clunkers. People disagree with all the debt that is racking up and that they don't work.

    Republicans should not vote for something just to vote for something even though they think it will harm our country. It's not gridlock, it's one party rule dysfunction.

  4. Emtronics on February 10, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    Not me Mr Jordan. The American people spoke November 2008 big time. Time will tell if the GOP can scare people the other way. The only thing on your side is that some people are easily led. You, know, the out of work, ignorant, gun toting drunks the populate half of Texas. Yes they have the right to vote also.

  5. David P. Jordan on February 11, 2010 at 3:20 am

    Randall,

    Or the out of work, ignorant, gun toting drunks that populate half of Massachusetts. :)

    Obama got elected because of the historical significance of being America’s first black president. I and many others agreed that January 20, 2009 was historic. The next day, we got over it. And since then, arrogance, constant screw-ups, and radicalism has turned "independent" voters against him.

    The Dems may lose control of one or both houses of Congress in November. Then when new taxes go into effect come January 1, 2011 the economy will slide back into recession (if not depression) and the Dems will blame the Republicans.

    The years 2011 and 2012 will bring unprecedented political war, and hard economic times, but colossal failure of his foreign policy will make Obama a one-term president.

  6. Mazr on February 11, 2010 at 11:56 am

    "Then when new taxes go into effect come January 1, 2011 the economy will slide back into recession (if not depression) and the Dems will blame the Republicans."

    And this ridiculous cycle goes on and on and on…………….

    Time to blow up the whole Dem/Repub system.

  7. Lucy on February 11, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    Emtronics said "The American people spoke November 2008 big time."

    So true. And they have paid dearly. Most have since come to understand the folly of their decision. Probably won't be long before you do too.