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New Rule: Politics is about compromises. Really stupid compromises.
That's how we got such laws as... Blacks are 3/5 of a person. Slaves are property, unless they make it to Ohio. Interning the Japanese, but not the Germans. Slaughtering the Indians, but letting the ones who survive run the Keno parlors. Porn, but not hardcore porn. Booze, and then no booze, and then booze again. But no pot. Except medical marijuana. Which is legal to possess, but illegal to obtain. And my favorite; you can't have stem cells, except the ones we already have.
With one party holding all branches there has been little in the way of accountability. It will be interesting to see how things play the next two years....I expect to be reading and hearing "executive privilege" a fair bit.
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Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) admitted that political considerations may be behind the inertia, stating, “I know a lot of folks just as soon not to see them done this year and let the Democrats struggle here next year.”
They are leaving important spending bills behind so the can hinder the opposition party. It looks like they will work just 4 days when they get back next month.