GOP taking credit for what they voted down

@mott-the-hoople said
but you are cool with russia taking over crimea and now the ukraine?

Not at all.
What gave you such an absurd idea?

@vivify said
That's the point of the OP: they didn't think it was a bad idea, they only voted against it as a political maneuver.

Voting for anything proposed by Dems will mean the Republicans agree they have put forward something that is valid, which means giving Dems credit for something. Therefore, they voted against it, despite their own admission that it was indeed beneficial.

When Obama held office,
there were several initiatives,
put forth by Republicans, and
when Obama agreed, they changed
horses, mid-stream in order
to be able vote against him.

@jimm619 said
When Obama held office,
there were several initiatives,
put forth by Republicans, and
when Obama agreed, they changed
horses, mid-stream in order
to be able vote against him.

===they changed horses, mid-stream===

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what they call a mixed metaphor.

Made me chuckle, though.

@no1marauder said
These representatives are hardly claiming the infrastructure spending was "unnecessary and irresponsible", are they?

Considering the state of this nation's infrastructure, "irresponsible" would have been to not repair and/or replace much of it. The infrastructure bill is hardly all that is needed. https://infrastructurereportcard.org/

Anecdotal evidence, for what it's worth: I recently had occasion to visit the state of MD and DC, and found the road surfaces to be in a very poor condition. Pot holes everywhere, and deep ruts where trucks had depressed the tarmac, obviously not maintained for many years. I've seen Third World countries (the UK, for instance) where the infrastructure was in better condition). That said, the DC metro was in a pretty good condition. So the verdict is: the infrastructure is very patchy. Definitely in need of some repair.

@sh76 said
===they changed horses, mid-stream===

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what they call a mixed metaphor.

Lincoln didn't think so...

@jimm619 said
When Obama held office,
there were several initiatives,
put forth by Republicans, and
when Obama agreed, they changed
horses, mid-stream in order
to be able vote against him.

e.g. Republicans supported an insurance mandate until it was put into the Obamacare legislation. In fact it was their idea.

@wildgrass said
e.g. Republicans supported an insurance mandate until it was put into the Obamacare legislation. In fact it was their idea.

I remembered that, but I didn't
feel like looking for the link.