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**maysubers** · 01-18-2010, 09:15 AM

They should but almost never do. The brave answer to the Republican attempts to gum up 90% of the legislation over the last year would have been to dare them to do it and then let the American people see just how obstructionist the Republicans really are.

The party in power is at fault. Maybe not in reality, but in public perception.

After all, think about how many people in this country have no idea how Congress works. Then think about convincing them that the reason the party in power failed to deliver is that the minority abused a procedural rule, and imagine how quickly those eyes glaze over.

Most people will blame the Democrats and Reid was smart enough to realize that.

01-18-2010, 09:15 AM	#20
maysubers Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 388 Senior Member	They should but almost never do. The brave answer to the Republican attempts to gum up 90% of the legislation over the last year would have been to dare them to do it and then let the American people see just how obstructionist the Republicans really are. The party in power is at fault. Maybe not in reality, but in public perception. After all, think about how many people in this country have no idea how Congress works. Then think about convincing them that the reason the party in power failed to deliver is that the minority abused a procedural rule, and imagine how quickly those eyes glaze over. Most people will blame the Democrats and Reid was smart enough to realize that.
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