Bipartisanship ?

When Obama was elected, there was a lot of talk about bi-partisanship -- of Democrats and Republicans working together for the good of America. Obama has met with congressional Republicans, and last week, he even had dinner with some of the most influential Republican pundits. He's trying to fulfill his promise.

But bipartisanship is a two-way street. It requires cooperation from both sides. But it's beginning to look like the Republicans are simply using bipartisanship to obstruct the process. They have no interest in fulfilling their half of the bargain.

Take Cornyn's ridiculous blocking of Clinton's confirmation a couple of days ago. Take the Republican blocking of Holder's confirmation for at least another week. This is not bipartisanship, but political grandstanding.

Then look at the voting on the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Every single Republican says he/she supports equal pay for equal work, and then nearly every one of them turns around and votes against it.

The Republicans are showing their true colors already. They do nothing but obstruct, and when they are called on it, they yell "partisanship". In fact, Republican right-wing mouthpiece Rush Limbaugh has come out and said he hope Obama fails. That means he hopes America fails and things get worse for its citizens.

I admit I'm not a patient man, and personally, I'm already getting sick of this one-sided bipartisanship. It's time to show the Republicans they are a minority. It's time to steam-roller their obstructionism. When they're ready to accept reality and come to the table, maybe we can try again. But for right now, I find myself agreeing with The Rude Pundit in his take on bipartisanship:

"Here’s what bipartisanship meant to Republicans: let’s say a Republican and a Democrat are stuck on a desert island. The Republican knows how to survive in the wild, the Democrat knows how to build a raft. They need each other, right? They’re stuck there, and while they may hate each other, they gotta work together or they’re gonna die on the island. While the Democrat is, you know, building the raft, the Republican is gathering coconuts, keeping the fire lit, you know, that kind of shit. It’s all nice and cooperative. And then, when the raft is done, the Republican slits the throat of the Democrat, eats his flesh, drinks his blood, and uses his bones and his clothes for a sail. Bye-bye, island.

Here’s the Rude Pundit's deal: we’ll be bipartisan if you apologize. Not just an eye-rolling “We’re sorry.” Not good enough. We each need to come up with a way for Republicans to apologize. For the Rude Pundit, it’s simple. Blow jobs. He wants to get blow jobs from Republicans. Every time he meets a Republican, he wants to just point at his cock and have them nod, get on their knees. And blow him. He walks into Mitch McConnell’s office, he wants an immediate appointment for him to suck it. If he heads over to the Republican Party Headquarters, he wants to leave there raw. He goes into the Fox News bureau, he wants Greta Van Susternen on him like a Hoover on deep pile. That’s how you’ll apologize. He doesn't know what everyone else wants. There might be a whole lot of sucking and licking going on. And would that be a bad thing after eight years of getting raped?"