Day After Mid-Term Elections Musings
The more things change the more they stay the same. The mid-term elections are over. The Republicans have a majority in the Senate, but not a super majority, and they retained control of the House. On the surface you might think this will mean that things will now get done. Nope. Without that super majority the factions will have to work together. The House knows this finally and bipartisan legislation has actually passed over there. But on the other side of Capital Hill ... well that's where bills went to die. The Democrats had a majority but not a super majority and the Republicans didn't feel like cooperating. The table has flipped around now. Does anyone really think that the Democrats are going to be inclined to play nice with the Republicans? Get ready for more filibustering, more nominations being blocked and more of the same old stuff. The only difference is going to be who is doing the finger pointing. Well, that and the President's first ...