| Kasz216 said: I'd buy that arguement if it wasn't for the fact that Obama had 2 years of super majority, anything democrats agree on passes. Aside from which, the behind the scenes talk suggests that it was actually the democrats unwilling to compromise on the deficit deal. |
Here's another example of how the political debate is getting framed. How many times have you heard that the Democrats had 2 years of super majority? It's now an established 'fact' to deflect critisism against Republican obstructionism, but is it true? No, it is not. The Democrats had the majority of the house and the Senate, but never had a supermajority in both. They came very close, but have throughout the 110th - 112th congresses never been closer than 1 vote away from a supermajority in both chambers. Yet, the simple adjustment from 'majority' to 'supermajority' lets Republican apologists disregard facts and present an alternate view of reality that is completely fabricated.
