There's not a single instance of Obama, Pelosi et al making the least effort to craft bipartisan legislation in the last 21 months. Yes, Republicans were dutifully invited to submit one or two token amendments after the bills had been written by Democrats alone in backroom sessions. It's one of the more transparently cynical stunts I have seen in my entire life, and even then, the proffered amendments were bloc-voted into olivion, leaving the bill exactly as put forth by the Democratic committees to be the final product. Obama wouldn't even invite the Republican leadership to meet with him until this September, when it was becoming apparent how deeply he was in trouble.

I've been following politics for some 40 years now. I have never in my life seen the minority party abaolutely locked out from participation as have happened these past two years. It was shameful, it was Unamerican, and I most earnestly pray that every that Obama and Co "accomplished" can be swept away leaving no trace whatsoever. I doubt that it can, but it never hurts to have hope.