[precisionshootist]

" “1. There is absolutely NOTHING that we agree upon with democrats.” There are any number of “70-30” issues that are likely to garner support from Democrats in Congress. By one count, there are easily seven or more Democrat senators willing to vote against Obama, and for the Keystone XL pipeline. That means - no filibuster. There are any number of provisions of Obamacare for which some numbers of Democrats would be willing to vote. If all Republicans do for the next two years is send up 54-46 all-Republican-no-Democrat-passed bills to Obama, he will paint us to be partisan obstructionists. And since we can count on the media to go along with that narrative, keeping the Congress AND gaining the presidency becomes a very iffy proposition. If, on the other hand, we send bunches of bills that have attracted modest levels of Democrat votes, it become much, much harder to suggest that it is the Republicans, and not Obama, who are/is the partisan obstructionist. "

Good point, and I hadn't much considered Dems voting with Republicans. That being said, this would really be a case where Democrats are agreeing with Republican's not the other way around. While you are correct that some dems might vote with republicans and it still stands true that there is really nothing in the Democrat agenda that Republican's agree upon.

[sitetest]

Dear precisionshootist,

There are a number of issues that a number of Democrats have wished to vote on in accord with the Republicans. The pipeline is a very good example. But Reid has absolutely refused to see these topics see the light of day in his Senate.

Mary Landrieu and others have repeatedly stated they would vote for the pipeline, if given the opportunity. And why shouldn't she? She's in a big energy state. How is it to her political advantage to obstruct infrastructure that will bring jobs and dollars indirectly to her state? One might readily make the argument, if not for Harry Reid, Ms. Landrieu would not be in the fix she's currently in, politically.

What folks don't always realize is that Reid not only restricted Republican participation in setting the legislative agenda in the Senate, but restricted DEMOCRAT participation, too! Anyone who disagreed with the leadership (and by extension, the Kenyan anti-Christ) was frozen out of the agenda-setting process.

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