I do enjoy the Mark Twain quote and maybe its all as simple as you say, but I want to believe there are some people wearing white hats somewhere ..The vote for the Corker bill was overwhelming ...some of them must have thought it was a good idea at the time ....yet it seems to have helped Obama get away with this
I also think Republicans are extremely fearful of the race card and that they don’t believe the average voter can understand the intricacies of all the maneuvering
So when a black President operates outside the rules and the laws they are out of their league
It didn't help it absolutely guaranteed it. That is one reason Beck went crazy Wednesday he got there and discovered it was a done deal already and nothing they said would matter one whit. Imagine spending a few hours talking to the speakers and hearing all the reasons why they couldn't stop the bill they were protesting.