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You really have no clue what the word 'compromise' means. During that time, there existed enough ways and means to undermine any action. And as history reports, Republicans used every trick in the book (including inventing new ones) to stall, hinder, delay and oh yes, stop things from happening in goverment. If you are THIS ignorant of US History, you have no business trying to lecture anyone else on US politics. Since, if you feel what the Democrats did was so bad, by all means, show justification to the Republican Party of 2001. They used fear, to push much of their desires on the American people. It was "9/11 this...." and "9/11 that....". They used the fear of "We either fight them there or they will fight us here." as a great tool. Heck, Republicans even tried to justify the use of torture! TORTURE!?!?!?!?!?! You have no problem with that concept, but are all up in arms over a concept of 'compromise'?
I suspect if Democrats retook the House, held the Senate (which is likely) and the White House (even more likely), they will be less in the mood to do any business with Republicans. Lets not forget that Republicans were asked on the ACA the point blank question: "What needs to be in this bill for you to vote 'yes' on it"? Republicans gave eight things to which the Democrats grumbled but added to the final bill. What did the Republicans do after that? Voted 'No' on it. Than, back in last August of 2011, Congress couldnt come to agreement on the budget. A 'Super Committee' was created that held if they did not reach an agreement that $1.2 trillion would be automatically removed from the budget. The Republicans played their little childish games (like they did on the budget debates in the House and Senate before the Super Committee), demanding Democrats kneel down and obey their wishs. Democrats came half way, and Republicans failed to even show up. Now in 'todays' politics, Republicans are trying even still to not be forced to honor that agreement in good faith.
Your bitching at Democrats for at least doing business in good faith, while turning a blind eye to how and what the Republican Party has done (and still doing) even today? You want better goverment? Hold your own party to twice the level of accountibility and responsibility as you slam the Democrats on an hourly basis. But I and everyone else knows, you just cant do that. To much effort, to much work, to much 'thinking for yourself'.
Let's see... President Obama has a long record of voting present, or not voting at all during his years of government service. If Obama doesn't care about the issue, he just dosen't bother showing up to vote. President Obama was supposed to be the uniter, able to work with both parties, and heal the country. President Obama's own Speaker of the House is alleged to mute him on confrence calls and ignore his imput. President Obama couldn't even get his own Senate Majority Leader to vote for his proposed budget, let alone anyone else in his Senate.
Now the other side of the coin...
Mitt Romney not only crossed the aisle and worked with Democrats in Mass, he ended the corruption in the USOC, and suceeded in fixing the SL Olympic games, and has made multi millions running a extremely sucessful business.
Go ahead and continue to support the empty chair.
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