Commentary

The Phony Call to Work Together
By Frank Salvato
As the November mid-term elections approach, political opportunists continue to advance the fallacy that incumbent Republicans are unwilling to cooperate with Democrats in doing the people’s work. But the facts indicate that it is the Democrats who have adopted the strategy of criticize and obstruct while offering scant ideas of their own. While there is a pathetic amount of gridlock on Capitol Hill, only one party is on record as being obstructionist, and the name of that party doesn’t start with an “R.”