With the ascension of Al Franken to the U.S. Senate, the Democrats now have no one to blame for anything in Washington going forward. They have the ball, so to speak, and are in command. They now have a filibuster-proof Senate, a majority in the House of Representatives and have a Democrat sitting in the White House. What else do they need?
As a result, no longer can President Obama blame the GOP for delaying anything. He can pass whatever he wants, provided he can get the congressional Democrats to go along with it. No longer can he, or any of the Democrats call the GOP in Washington obstructionists trying to stop his agenda. He has the votes he needs to overcome those obstructionists.
Now what he and the rest of the Democrat party needs is to stand up and take responsibility for the decisions they make. Not blame the Republicans for their failings. They are truly the party in power and will have answer for their actions, or lack thereof. I have always told my children to stand up and be counted, take responsibility for those things they do – right or wrong. Now the Democrats in Washington have to learn that.
Maybe they should call Stuart Smalley?
Bill
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