Obstructionist

YELLIN: Now, Lou, Democrats say that Republicans will pay a price for what they call their obstructionist ways while Republicans say no, no, it is Democrats who will suffer come election time, meanwhile, both sides have to find agreement on a few issues if they hope to get anything done before Christmas. ❋ Unknown (2007)

However, the secretary again blasted the NEA for what he called obstructionist scare tactics to block support for the program No Child Left Behind. ❋ Unknown (2004)

As he opened the new Senate, Reid, 70, pleaded for his Republican colleagues to end what he called their obstructionist ways, setting the tone for coming battles over deficit reduction, the war in Afghanistan, health-care reform and taxes. ❋ Shailagh Murray (2011)

The politics that The Repubs created only to be obstructionist is very troubling ❋ Unknown (2010)

An "endorsement" by another lying Republican obstructionist is NOT an endorsement. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was usually coupled with "obstructionist" - amid demands that any of George W. Bush's proposals deserved "an up-or-down vote." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The President finally may have the Republicans over a barrel, because if they show up on camera to discuss it with him, the voters who are watching will learn the facts -- while if they don't show up, they Repubs are being "obstructionist" -- something the independents will not forgive. ❋ Steve Benen (2010)

She wouldn’t participate in obstructionist filibusters, but she could join the opposition for dumb-ideas pushbacks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I am delighted to know that President Obama will at last call the obstructionist bluffs of the GOP and some "Blue Dog" Dems ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Given that these GOP governors preside over the nation's "black belt," Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina accurately called their obstructionist stance "a slap in the face of African Americans." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bri, honey, what about the fact that Mathieson ain't an obstructionist aka a Republican? ❋ Unknown (2007)

It would seem there's a misconception STILL out there and now referred to as the 'obstructionist' republican congress...do you NOT realize that the democrats had the numbers, and still do in the Senate, to pass ANYTHING they want? ❋ Unknown (2011)

Now, they're described as obstructionist and accused to blocking everything the Obama administration wants to do. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When you have to drive six blocks just to go around the corner, it's a good sign that the engineer who planned the city's [one-way] streets was an obstructionist. For more examples, see bureaucracy, [committee mentality], [legislator], attorney, and corporation. ❋ Downstrike (2004)

[Obstructionist] Examples The person blocking the middle of the shopping [isle] that does not realize your presence. someone who attempts to [impede] passage of legislation by the use of delaying tactics. ❋ Cookies Plainview (2012)

The Obstructionist in Chief is a [very stable genius] who has obstructed every possible investigation into every [treasonous] thing he has done since his [stint] as POTUS began. ❋ Dr Bunnygirl (2020)