The latest example of this is the defeat by Republicans of long term extended unemployment benefits. How could a political party be so callous toward millions of working/middle/poor class desperate people while continuing to safeguard protections and benefits for the wealthy? When in the past these same Republicans voted to give these benefits without batting an eye, paid for or not. It is obvious to many, myself included, that these Republicans are using those vulnerable pleading souls as a hostage in their ever continuing attempts to humiliate and disparage our current President. That our President is the first man of color elected to our highest office seems to be the simplest answer to why they so despise him. Most everything he offers in the form of ideas and policies, that are traditional responses to similar past problems are immediately rebuked by Republicans, even if the ideas and policies were previously Republican ideas and policies. There can be little doubt that Republicans are using the arcane rules of the Senate, which allow them to block legislation proposed unless 60 votes, aka the filibuster, is overcome and their majority in the House of Representatives to halt any legislation coming to the floor of that body to be voted upon. While Republicans show their vile contempt toward an honest and decent President, the rest of Americans suffer for the lack of resources normally provided by our federal government. This has to stop and the time to stop it is coming shortly in November when our next federal election arrives. We can vote out prejudicial Republican candidates in both the House and Senate and then get back to having common sense and logic as the basis for our policy debates instead of the intentional hate and revenge that Republicans are currently employing.
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