I m sorry that you re now suffering permanent damage to your health as a result. Yet three-quarters of the Republicans in Congress missed an opportunity to demonstrate those values when they fought passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which allows workers unpaid time off to care for a newborn, a sick child or an elderly parent. Personal responsibility is another overworked Republican theme. But responsible gun ownership has no place in their party. They opposed thousands of police organizations across this country with their blind loyalty to the National Rifle Association.
Republicans say they care about children yet vote against child safety locks on handguns.
And there s no place for responsible fiscal policy when it comes to handling our tax breaks. Republicans supported a minimum wage bill only after ensuring tax cuts aimed at those already earning high salaries. We are seeing welcome bipartisan action between Sens. Bob Kerrey and Chuck Hagel on campaign finance reform. We have also seen them both take their own party and its leadership to task on occasion. What s incomprehensible is blind partisanship.