When you get right down to it, people want the government to work. They want their meat and food inspected. They want good medicines to be approved. They want the parks and monuments to be open, the benefits to go to seniors and disabled vets. And most rational people want clean air and water.
Governing in a legislative body means compromising, unless you have enough like-minded allies to pass veto-proof legislation. If there is something that you really want to happen, you have to trade for it. You get some of what you want, the other guy gets some of what he wants, and that's how it works. That's an adult fact of life, kids. Screaming and ranting and histrionics only gets you so far. Eventually, people get tired of your shit and you lose seats.
And what happens if you lose seats is that the people who you wouldn't work with do gain seats. And then they start to pass the laws that you didn't like because you sucked at governing and they feel like indulging in a little bit of payback.
If an AWB passes in 2015, then you can blame the Tea party for wrecking things.
Oh, and conservatives? Just shut the fuck up about whatever is messed up with the Obamacare website. You damn near drove our country over a cliff because you hate the idea that the Democrats enacted a GOP idea for health insurance-- we're supposed to believe that now you're unhappy because the system is a bit glitchy?
Give me a fucking break.
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We won't get any gun laws. Remember, it's the Democrats you're talking about. They could have a 100% majority and they'd still find a way to fuck it up.
-Doug in Oakland
Over in the alternate universe where the Obamacare page can keep up with demand...
"MASSIVE SUMS OF MONEY MUST HAVE BEEN INVESTED IN THIS AMAZON-ESQUE BOONDOGGLE!!!"
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