The GOP debate the night before came down to a CHARACTER THING. The applause, twice, the Republican joy and delight in executions.
President Obama’s jobs speech last night also came down to a CHARACTER THING. But in this case it was the lack of applause.
When the president uttered the words, "And let’s put teachers back in the classroom where they belong." Not one Republican applauded. Dead sit on their hands silence. Republicans do not like teachers. For some teachers are smart, and Republicans have learned that smart people do not vote for them unless they are very rich. Teachers are far from rich.
The Republican dislike of teachers, college professors and scientists goes without saying, but the real coup de grace of what Republican ideology stands for came a few minutes later when the President bragged about how the GI BILL did so much for so many.
AND THE REPUBLICANS SAT ON THEIR HANDS AND REFUSED TO APPLAUD EVEN THE GI BILL FOR GOD SAKE. Take these bastards out in November 2012!