{"id":510953,"date":"2021-05-15T10:06:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T14:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=510953"},"modified":"2021-05-15T10:06:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T14:06:22","slug":"limbaugh-gop-seek-not-phony-bipartisanship-save-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limbaugh-gop-seek-not-phony-bipartisanship-save-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"LIMBAUGH: GOP: Seek Not Phony Bipartisanship. Save The Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flimbaugh-gop-seek-not-phony-bipartisanship-save-the-nation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=510953&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4ECDB41A-2B36-40B8-80BE-0547B67905E1-1200x800-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Riddle me this: Why would Republicans fall for the Democrats\u2019 age-old ploy of pressuring them into working on \u201cbipartisan\u201d legislation that will only advance the Democratic agenda and damage the nation?<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, what\u2019s the point in the GOP puffing up its chest about ousting Liz Cheney from her House leadership position if they\u2019re just going to turn around and behave like never-Trumpers by caving on President Biden\u2019s agenda? Why would they play footsy with the most militantly leftist party in American history? That can\u2019t possibly be good for America, nor can it be good for their political fortunes, as voters don\u2019t want them to be spineless wimps.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans need to do more than just talk. They must summon all of their power to block Biden\u2019s disastrous agenda \u2014 not for the sake of partisan obstructionism but for the sake of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>People likely to vote for Republicans don\u2019t elect their representatives to engage in self-congratulatory bipartisan soirees; they elect them to advance beneficial policies and thwart destructive ones. They mustn\u2019t appease the cancel culture mobs. The Left will demonize Republicans no matter what they do and no matter whether they rally around former President Donald Trump, so how about they just do what is right and aggressively pursue their supporters\u2019 policy preferences?<\/p>\n<p>Why am I bringing all this up? Well, because several recent news stories describe Biden\u2019s meeting with congressional leaders over the so-called \u201cinfrastructure\u201d bill. My alarms went off when I read that Biden was \u201cencouraged\u201d about the deal after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Given Biden\u2019s radical agenda, his encouragement means my discouragement \u2014 unless he is misreading or being deceptive about McConnell and McCarthy\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>Biden said: \u201cBut I want to make it clear to you: I\u2019m encouraged not just because of one solid meeting with the Republican leader in the House and with Sen. McConnell. \u2026 I\u2019ve been meeting with bipartisan leaders for a long time now. So, generically, I\u2019m encouraged that there\u2019s room to have a compromise on a bipartisan bill that\u2019s solid and significant and a means by which to pay for it without dropping all of the burden on middle class and working-class people.\u201d By that, Biden surely means he senses Republicans might be open to his intention to pay for the bill through a hike in the corporate tax rate.<\/p>\n<p>Biden wants to repeal Trump\u2019s corporate tax rate cut, which put America more in line with the rest of the advanced world and helped spur economic growth. But corporate tax increases pass through to individual taxpayers. It\u2019s false that the wealthy pay less than the middle class. Biden\u2019s schemes will further retard economic growth, which will disproportionately harm the middle class and the poor. So I\u2019m not particularly thrilled with Republicans kowtowing to this demagoguery just to appear bipartisan.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s review some other Biden statements that illustrate his professed commitment to bipartisanship is disingenuous. In an MSNBC interview, he said: \u201cI want to get a bipartisan deal on as much as we can get a bipartisan deal on. \u2026 I\u2019m not going to give up on a whole range of things that go to the question of productivity, of increasing jobs, increasing employment, increasing revenues. I\u2019m not willing to give up on that. So we\u2019re going to fight those out. \u2026 Let\u2019s see if we can get an agreement to kick-start this and then fight over what\u2019s left and see if I can get it done without Republicans if need be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you hear him? Don\u2019t start demanding bipartisanship from Republicans when the Democratic president is openly admitting he only intends to be bipartisan on those matters on which Republicans will agree. He expects Republicans to cave on many items, and on all others, he\u2019ll railroad them right through via the reconciliation process. He has shown no willingness to compromise his positions. What a great deal for Biden \u2014 \u201cHeads I win. Tails you lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Making matters worse, all of Biden\u2019s proposed solutions are backasswards. You don\u2019t increase productivity and jobs by injecting play money into the economy and continuing to pay unemployment benefits that disincentivize people from returning to work, a reality he cynically denies.<\/p>\n<p>A watchdog press would be lambasting Biden for his partisanship, not cajoling Republicans to be bipartisan in the face of such an uncompromising president. But that\u2019s a fantasy.<\/p>\n<p>We are already witnessing the poisonous fruits of Biden\u2019s programs: inflation; an overrun border that threatens America\u2019s sovereignty and security; a constant stirring of racial resentment; foreign policy weakness and a betrayal of our ally Israel; gas hikes partially caused by a war on domestic energy; a war on cops; a war on free, fair, and honest elections; a perversion of our national security by preposterously identifying white supremacy as the greatest security threat; a weakened military obsessed with identity politics; a never-ending climate of fear over the pandemic that keeps schools and businesses shut down; rampant cancel culture; and our academic, cultural and digital institutions suppressing speech, demanding conformity, and smothering academic inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Note to Republicans: Don\u2019t fall for this sham for the thousandth time. Democrats will promote their agenda zealously, without compromise, and with or without your support. Please surprise us and block them at every turn. You should not set your sights on crossing the aisle for a phony photo-op but on saving the country.<\/p>\n<p><i>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>David Limbaugh is a writer, author and attorney. His latest book is \u201cGuilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win.\u201d Follow him on Twitter @davidlimbaugh and his website at www.davidlimbaugh.com. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riddle me this: Why would Republicans fall for the Democrats\u2019 age-old ploy of pressuring them into working on \u201cbipartisan\u201d legislation that will only advance the Democratic agenda and damage the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278215,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4ECDB41A-2B36-40B8-80BE-0547B67905E1-1200x800-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"LIMBAUGH: GOP: Seek Not Phony Bipartisanship. 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