Progress vs. Republican Retrenchment

Republicans are using government resources to investigate and to try and smear Democrats or government in general. They refuse to do their job and legislate to help America move forward. Recently Congressman Darrell Issa, who is chairman of the committee doing oversight of the administration, closed down a hearing without allowing a single Democrat on the committee to ask a question. It's a blatant violation of House rules, but the Republicans, including Speaker John Boehner, don't care.

There's a better way and we see it in the private sector when people invent neat new things to improve life.

A new bionic leaf could solve solar energy storage problems.

Could future clothes, bottles and chairs be made from carbon emissions?

One American city enjoys internet connect speeds hundreds of times faster?


Perhaps we can improve America's economic vitality by promoting more infrastructure repair and the creation of new advances like those mentioned above. But, the Republicans won't let Democrats raise taxes on the rich to pay for it or shift any resources to more scientific research & development. Even more they won't help raise the minimum wage, so the American consumer can buy more things and push the economy to higher levels.

Many U.S. corporations pay little tax.

Washington (the state) shows that highest minimum wage state creates more jobs!

Why do the Republicans want to hold back the economy by only cutting government spending?
Why are Republicans searching for conspiracies and scandals to tar the administration?
It's all politics and they aren't doing their jobs -- to govern.

Americans shouldn't reward that kind of behavior with votes. We need politicians who want to govern and make America better and better.