Republicans top goal is to get rid of Obama

Of course Republicans want full control again. Special interest groups need legislation repealed and laws passed that will support their greedy agenda and they can get back to sucking Americans dry. Special interest groups are willing to pay handsomely for the favor. The few hundreds of millions of dollars that go to lobbyists and politicians are but a drop in the bucket compared to the billions in profits that are drained from our American pockets. How can anyone want to go back to the predatory credit card practices, having health insurance that can be refused or cancelled at the whim of a company that has taken your money for years, Do we really want to have the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act repealed? Do the American People not deserve clean air? One Republican candidate said Obama was being unfair to BP. What? The list goes on. You are right, Keeno. Although there is much talk about taking back all of the progress that has been made in this past two years, we have not heard a plan for anything better - or a plan at all. There is talk about the constitution. But there is little said to lead us to believe that the people who want to argue and even change the constitution have a clue about what they are talking about. I would be surprised if some of these candidates can even name all 50 states without a cheat sheet.

This is how haters think and, unfortunately, this is the only thing on their minds so there's no room in there for any kind of plans. Right now this kind of rhetoric is acceptable to them.

So what's the difference between that and the Democrats who only cared about getting rid of either of the Bushes? Or Reagan? If there is any purpose to our insane "two party" system, it to ensure "opposition in all things". Of course the Republicans want Obama out! Of course they want control of the House and the Senate. It's their job! To question this is as rediculous as to wonder why one team doesn't want the other team to win the big game. Or why two men competing for the love of one woman doesn't want her to end up with the other one.

First of all, KeenoT, welcome to myLot. I hope you enjoy your time here. Great discussion! The Republicans made it clear well over a year ago what their ultimate goal was when Jim DeMint said, "It will break him" referring to what he called the "Waterloo" of stopping health care reform. McConnell has reaffirmed that intent. I think everyone can rest assured that under GOP leadership nothing will even be seriously attempted to help the unemployed or to fix any other problems that face us. Why should they try to do their jobs for the American people when they can make sure everything stays as bad as it is or gets worse in the hopes President Obama will be blamed for it? Annie

Well Republicans, you do that and let me know how it turns our for ya. Meanwhile, the new unconventional candidates can get to work and at the business of trying to do something productive in congress. I see alot of people with an awefull lot of optimism for the results of a republican congress/ I can't for the life of me see why. All we'll be doing is sending one of the same two bunches of statists we have been for decades. Waht's the change? The only hope is, as I said, the new unconventional candidates who are running under the republican banner (I realy wish they put their hatin another party's ring instead). And if the abyss of Washington swollows them too, well, they will be no better than the establishment republicans they ran against in the primaries.

The reason that is their number one priority is well they have no idea how to do the other things maybe give more money to the top 1% that seems to work... Oh wait Obama did that? Then well we will try it as well we have an R after our names. The Republican/Democrats just need to reunite as well heck they are basically the same party. or as one of the local politicians here told me a two headed monster that is destroying this nation under a joint effort.

I agree there are much more pressing issues. Like congress doing their job and representing their constituents! I would also like to see Obama be a one termer but I am more worried about jobs, economy, health care, terror threats....

The republicans have no plans, outside of continuing to dumb down Americans and keep them in the dark and running in circles, and somehow masquerading all our problems as the democrats fault. Mitch McConnell needs to be fired. He needs to do his work in congress.

I totally agree with your comment. I am not an American but I do not like when politicians are taking their duty as a personal war instead of serving the country for the good of the people. Our politicians are the same in Hungary.