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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: TimF who wrote (17250)4/22/2010 7:39:02 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 42652
 
I don't get how "obstructionist" means "without class".

As usual, it's at least in part a semantic thing.

Obstructionist is obstructing for the sake of obstructing, which is not the same thing as simply obstructing. At least that's the way I used the term, classic management terminology. "Obstructionist" is not a label you want to carry. Obstructionist is a passive aggressive temper tantrum. Not classy.

I'm not sure what an obstructionist tone would be, but I don't see how it would be wrong.

Obstructing isn't wrong.

I also think its to be expected when something this big and radical is pushed through on a straight party line vote.

I think of it rather like the difference between attacking an idea and attacking a person. Some of the resistance was principled resistance to the proposal. My beef is with the rhetoric that was overtly directed at trashing the proponents.

and I do think the Republican's would have been better off with less insults, so in that sense we might not be quite as far apart on this as it would at first seem.

My point earlier was that these things make a difference at the margins. Swing voters and partisans react differently. Just because you can make a case for the R's behavior doesn't mean it will resonate with a swing voter.
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