[Windflier]

Had Romney been in the Whitehouse, McCain and Graham would have had their way and this legislation would have passed in bi-partisan fashion.

Thank you.

All during the 2012 primary I tried to tell people that if we elected 'our' liberal, he'd be the de facto leader of the Republican party, and that they'd roll over for the same agenda he pushed in Massachusetts. The Dems would have gleefully joined in, as well.

With Obama in the White House, that natural alliance doesn't exist, therefore, there's at least some push-back against his agenda. With Romney in the White House, there would have been little, if any.

Sucks, but that is the dynamic we faced, and the one which is playing out now.

[so_real]

You are very welcome. I remember those threads well; we endured our share of slings and arrows, didn't we. I didn't cave and I trust you didn't either -- and nobody will ever thank people like us for it. But we helped the nation dodge a liberal bullet. Had Romney been president, today would have turned out very, very differently.