Sunday, January 31, 2010

Responsibilities

But as the president was quick to point out, with a 41st vote in the Senate and the ability to block legislation through filibuster
come pressure on Republicans to share in the political risks of making
hard choices. “The responsibility to govern is now yours as well,” Mr.
Obama said in his State of the Union speech, a message that was
certainly heard by party leaders here in Honolulu.

Hmm.  The Democrats have had outright majorities of the House and Senate since 2006; they enjoyed a brief Senate majority from the summer of 2000 until January 2003, and have always had more than 41 Senate votes.

So when Obama rails against the failed policies of the past eight years, is he running against Pelosi, Reid, Senator Obama, and the rest of the Democrats?  I don't think so.

Mr. Nagourney also fails to mention the Republican "Better Solutions" package offered to Obama as inoculation against the "no ideas" charge.

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