Bernie Sanders Nails the GOP: 'If it’s Good for America, We Can’t Do it'

Bernie Sanders Nails the GOP: ‘If it’s Good for America, We Can’t Do it’

By: Jason EasleyJun. 13th, 2012more from Jason Easley

Sen. Bernie Sanders has perfectly summed up what Republicans stand for in one sentence, ‘If it’s good for America, if it creates jobs, if it’s good for Barack Obama, we can’t do it.’

Here is the video from MSNBC:

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Ezra Klein explained the nation’s infrastructure problems and asked Sen. Bernie Sanders why we aren’t spending on infrastructure. Sen. Sanders said, “Everything you said is true. Everybody knows you have to invest in infrastructure. We can create millions of decent paying jobs in the long term and I speak as a former mayor, you obviously save money because you don’t have to do constant repairs as we’ve just seen. The simple reason is I’m afraid that you have a Republican mindset that says, hmm, let’s see we can repair the infrastructure, save money long time, and create millions of jobs, bad idea. Barack Obama will look good, and we’ve got to do everything that we can to make Barack Obama look bad, so despite the fact that we had a modest bipartisan transportation bill, roads, bridges, public transit pass the senate with over 70 votes, Inhofe, the most conservative guy in the senate, working with Barbara Boxer, we can’t get that bill moving in the House of Representatives. So if you’re asking me why, I would say hundred percent political. If it’s good for America, if it creates jobs, if it’s good for Barack Obama, we can’t do it.”

Sen. Sanders hit the nail on the head. Republicans aren’t for fixing the infrastructure because that will help the economy. Sanders is one of the few senators who is open and honest about the Republicans goal of intentionally sinking the economy in order to defeat Obama. Republicans don’t want the economy to get better. They want to keep the American people miserable because they see misery as their path to victory in November.

Bernie Sanders just gave Democrats the one and only slogan that they need to sum up the Republican plan for America. If it will create jobs, if it is good for America, Republicans are against it. It is a very simple message that can be supported with positions on almost every issue. Republicans oppose any legislation to create jobs. Republicans oppose raising taxes on the wealthy. They oppose unemployment insurance, Social Security, and Medicare. They oppose spending money to hire back police, teachers, and firefighters. Anything that would help you, the American people, they are against.

It is a great message. If Democrats are smart, they will thank Bernie Sanders, and hammer it home every day from now until November.

So why wait for the Democratic Party to figure it out?

Tweet share and spread the word that, “If it’s good for America, if it creates jobs, if it’s good for Barack Obama, we can’t do it.”

We the people can expose the Republican Party one tweet, email, and Facebook share at time.

It is time to follow Bernie’s lead, and fight back against the Greedy Oligarch Party.

Bernie Sanders Nails the GOP: ‘If it’s Good for America, We Can’t Do it’ was written by Jason Easley for PoliticusUSA.

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10 Responses to Bernie Sanders Nails the GOP: ‘If it’s Good for America, We Can’t Do it’

Ruger Rock

Jun. 13th, 2012 at 9:34 pm

I am wondering why the GOP is being blamed whan at this moment there are approx 30 bill that would create jobs being stalled by the Senate, that is correct, the Senate! Why are they sitting on this legislation?

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- Shiva (Moderator)
  
  Jun. 13th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
  
  Have you ever seen these bills or tried to track them? Further, why didnt they pass the presidents bill that economists say would drop unemployment ?
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- KarenJ
  
  Jun. 14th, 2012 at 11:47 am
  
  Right offhand, I'd guess (without looking it up) that those "30 bills that would create jobs" are so loaded down with GOP poison pills that the Senate recoiled in horror at the House's brutality towards the American public.
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- Jennifer Stolpa Repetti
  
  Jun. 15th, 2012 at 9:59 am
  
  Those “30 jobs bills” the GOP CLAIMS to have passed, have NOTHING to do with job creation.
  They are mostly de-regulations bills, tax cutting bills, underfunding regulation departments type bills, and Union busting bills.
  
  NONE of which will create jobs, as has been tried and debunked throughout the Bush years.
  
  crooksandliars.com/karoli...
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  - Craig Rhodes
    
    Jun. 24th, 2012 at 11:13 am
    
    Specifically…”tax cutting bills for the wealthy…” In other words, if you bother to spend time reading the bills that Repubs falsely call “jobs bills”, you’ll discover that they are nothing but more of the same “voodoo economics” that got us into this economic mess in the first place. Cut spending on the safety net, lower taxes for the wealthy, and continue the undemocratic, immoral approach that we’ve come to expect from Repubs.
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- OH
  
  Jun. 25th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
  
  Even if that was true, who would believe that the Republicans supposedly have 30 bills pending which would be good for working Americans? The answer is, nobody, because every time you Republicvans ever claimed to be doing something like that, it was tax cuts for the wealthy and de-regulation to make it easier to outsource American jobs and things like holding up the transportation bill or holding the govt hostage unless they agree to no Keynesian stimulus – CONSIDER THE SOURCE.
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clarence swinney

Jun. 14th, 2012 at 10:36 am

IF IT'S GOOD FOR AMERICA OBAMA WILL NOT TELL US
He has an outstanding record of accomplishments nd efforts to help the people but is kept secret?
obamaaccomplishments.org....

scream from rooftops

Were all voters expoaed to this signigicant liat it could be a Landslide
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- KarenJ
  
  Jun. 14th, 2012 at 11:54 am
  
  One would have to have the cooperation of all the MSM in order to "scream from rooftops" all of Obama's accomplishments. But they are basically controlled by conservative corporate CEOs who instead have reporters work on negative Obama stories.
  If the Obama campaign is then forced to publicize his accomplishments, it's viewed by that same MSM and pundits from both right and left as "bragging". Obama can't win for losing, with that kind of opposition.
  What's left? Pointing out how stupid, robotic, inept, secretive, and unpatriotic the pathological liar Mitt Romney is, I suppose. Like Tina Fey repeating Sarah Palin's very words in a parody, all the Obama team has to do is put ads up with a variety of Romney quotes.
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Kimberly

Jun. 20th, 2012 at 8:54 am

With all due respect, one thing I disagree with Senator Sanders statement is this:

‘If it’s Good for America, We WON’T Do it’
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Kimberly

Jun. 20th, 2012 at 8:55 am

Oops! And change the word ‘We’ to ‘Republicans’ ..sorry!
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