I think all of those plans, bills and ideas are complete garbage and should have been blocked. Is there anything above that should have been given a chance to pass?
OK... If Republicans are in the minority, how else to they stop this trash from passing? If there's an alternative means, please share it with us.
The numerous nominees that they blocked weren't economic bills that were going to drive us into destruction. In fact, not allowing people to be appointed just for the sake of voting no probably hindered those agencies because they did not have the necessary personnel.
At any rate, it's more of the tone that they have taken with this. Various Republican politicians have made statements about stopping the Democrats, and even Obama in particular. Their comments imply that their consistent no votes to bills drafted by Democrats are not an attempt to save the American people from the big bad wolf. This is only exacerbated when they make incorrect, fear mongering statements about non-existent clauses in bills (death panels, health care for illegal immigrants, etc.). I'm not a staunch supporter of either political party, nor do I have a general hatred for all Republican politicians, nor do I think that the Democrats have done nothing wrong in this scenario
Not all Republicans do it. Lamar Alexander and Mike Pence (amongst others) make very informative arguments. But overall, this has turned into a childish power struggle in which most Republicans seem more interested in causing Obama to fail than actually doing something. That's how their commentary and consistent no votes appear to me.