[Non-Sequitur]

An evenly split senate can tilt one way or the other depending upon who is in the White House.

But the Senate was not evenly split. There were 38 Democrats and 26 Republicans and 2 from the American party. If the tariff was really the issue then the southerners had more than enought votes to kill it. So why didn't they?

[bjs1779]

There were 38 Democrats and 26 Republicans and 2 from the American party. If the tariff was really the issue then the southerners had more than enought votes to kill it. So why didn't they?

Maybe they knew the fix was in. Everyone knew how treacherous Linclon was. Sarcastic as that sounds, I do remember a ballsy Trent Lott being neutered by Clinton in the Serb bombing funding fiasco.? You know, the president you and Walt would vote for...

[GOPcapitalist]

But the Senate was not evenly split. There were 38 Democrats and 26 Republicans and 2 from the American party.

It was split - sectionally, not on party. And if you think the Democrats would have stopped it you are mistaken. The vote in the House before the election was on strictly sectional lines, not party. Northern Democrats supported it there.