It points up the disconnect between the candidates voters elect and the voters' opinions on the issues. Victorious Republicans of course think that their big win at the ballot box gives them a mandate to force their policies on the president and the Democrats. And they are acting indignant that President Obama is not just falling in line with them.
Here's how Mr. Pett puts it:
"Since the midterm elections, Republican leaders have urged the president to 'do what the American people want' rather than take executive actions to initiate long-needed remedies.Couldn't have said it better myself, Mr. Pett. Thanks.
"However, numerous opinion polls suggest that American people want reasonable gun-control measures. By wide margins, they want to raise the minimum wage. A majority wants to pass legislation that permits undocumented aliens (particularly children) to attain a form of citizenship (not full citizenship) that allows them to remain in the U.S. and raise their families without fear of deportation. A majority . . . believes the U.S. should take the threat of climate change seriously and do something to reduce or at least control carbon emissions.
"Exactly what is it that the Republican leadership thinks the president wants to do that the American people don't want?
"Larry J. Pett, Atlanta"
Ralph
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