In a just-released poll, 64% of Americans say unemployment and the economy in general are “the most important problems facing this country today.” So, after months and months of promises to focus on “jobs, jobs, jobs!,†the GOP has not put forth a single bill that will create a single job. Instead, these days they are wasting their entire time as the majority in the House focusing on tightening abortion restrictions.
The GOP is trying to make abortions harder to get, like trying to force women to go through waiting periods, force women to see sonograms of their unborn fetuses, force women to listen to a doctor verbally describe the fetus’ body parts, they are now trying to enact legislation that would prohibit anyone from taking the usual deductions on their income taxes for medical expenses if their insurance policy covers abortions.
Read: “Why The GOP’s Anti-Abortion Bill Is A Tax Hike On Gays And Lesbians“
The Gallup poll shows 35% of Americans see unemployment, and an additional 29% cite the economy as our greatest problems, followed by healthcare, dissatisfaction with government, the deficit, and education following.
Regardless of party affiliation, the top two issues for all Americans are unemployment and the economy.
“Thirty-five percent of Americans name unemployment as the most important problem facing the U.S., the highest percentage since the economic slowdown began and higher than at any point since October 1983 (41%). Unemployment is the most important problem for the second month in a row, with the economy ranking second and healthcare third.”
So, tell me again why the GOP is focusing on abortion?
Two of the GOP bills the House will vote on, and likely pass, are the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,†and the “Protect Life Act.â€
So, the GOP, who claims it wants smaller government, and lower taxes, wants a government big enough to, as Rachel Maddow often says, monitor the uterus of every woman in America.
Where are the jobs, Mr. Boehner?