Kendrick Meek: “I cannot help but take this rubber stamp out. How did we get to where we are right now? It is not because of good policy…”

“I cannot help but take this rubber stamp out. How did we get to where we are right now? It is not because of good policy making. It was not good policy making. It was because the Republican Congress, Mr. Speaker, has said, Mr. President, whatever you want, regardless of how bad it may make our fiscal situation in this country, we are willing to endorse it. {time} 2045 Today, in the Washington Post, folks want to talk about, if they think Mr. Delahunt just came up with these numbers, go on to Washingtonpost.com and they are right here, as it relates to what you will get if this budget passes the way the Republican administration wants it to pass. And I think it is important that people realize that it is not the people that you send here to Washington, D.C., to represent you; it is the White House. Still, the Republican Congress is saying, even at low approval ratings, Mr. President, we are with you all the way. Whatever you want, we are willing to rubber-stamp it and we are willing to follow your lead, even if it is in the wrong direction, even if gas prices are higher now, even if we are borrowing record breaking, we are making history in borrowing $1.05 trillion and counting from foreign nations, that is okay. Even if it comes down to us defending a special oil deal, and then we had it turn around on you, but even at the beginning, allowing it to happen, we are with you all the way. Mr. President, whatever you say, we are going to rubber-stamp it.…”