Excellent. That pretty much sums up the entire year for the Obama administration. Throughout the year, Obama and the Democrats have had anywhere from a 15 to 19 seat majority in the senate. That's double anything George Bush ever had. With this super-majority the Democrats were able to hold off passing health care reform for 10 months. It almost makes you wonder if the Dems ever wanted to pass reform in the first place.
What goes unmentioned in the headline is that no president has ever had to govern with a 60-vote threshold. The rule that forces 60 votes to advance legislation was made up in 2007 when the "Permanent Majority" Republicans lost control of Congress. And for some stupid reason, Democrats have continually agreed to abide by the rule. There's no reason why losing one senate seat when you still have an 18 seat margin should do anything to hamper the ruling party's agenda. Only in the Democratic Fantasy World does an 18-seat majority in the Senate and a 78-seat majority in the House and control of the White House equal complete impotence.
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