Apparently, Obama the Reason for Division . . . Not
As I watched President Trump take the oath of office today I recall that many blame former President Obama for the division in this country. We now have our own oligarch. As I recall, Senator McConnell and other GOP leaders planned to obstruct and stand against anything that Obama wanted to do to help America evolve our economy and political system that benefits everyone. When you look at the electoral map you see the new confederacy. It is a long game they have played.
It is important to remember that it is the GOP that drove the division and the economic pain that many continue to feel in order to claim power in States and in the halls of Congress and now in the White House. Media Matters notes all this.
Fact: When Republican leadership adopted the radical position that they’d refuse to even hold hearings for Obama’s next Supreme Court nominee, the GOP systematically shred more than 100 years of protocol in the process. That’s what Obama faced for much of the last eight years, and the press’s messaging has helped Republicans every step of the way. Click here to read more.