http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/12/21/1462441/-Mitch-McConnell-gets-honest-about-why-Congress-won-t-do-much-in-2016?detail=email
Don’t expect much from Congress in 2016. Don’t take it from me. Take it from the Republicans who control what Congress does: Don’t expect much. They have their reasons:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) says he wants to continue finding agreements where he can, but he is making clear the chamber’s agenda will be driven partly by his members’ political needs.
“What we decide to allocate floor time to in the Senate, to be quite candid with you, is going to be to some extent…dictated by concerns I have about places like New Hampshire and Pennsylvania and Ohio and Wisconsin and Illinois,” Mr. McConnell said in an interview Thursday, referring to states with competitive Senate races.
At least he’s honest. Not that we can expect most reporters to remember this quote when McConnell and the Senate Republicans bring up nakedly partisan bills intended to boost the chances of those Republican senators facing tough races, or when talking about why Congress is so useless.
Of course, if you were expecting a lot from Congress in 2016, I have some bad news about Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
they wanted the house and the big house so they can show us they know best how to govern but what we see is more of the same with a swift kick in the butt for we the people if they get it but for the rest of Pres.'s term it's obstruct and destruct as usual. seems showing you can govern would entail you actually doing it showing us you are still the same selfish hateful power driven reprobates we've always known them to be at least they are consistent.
once again as 2008 and 12 they are telling us screw us and the gov't they are not participating and their base well they cheer. wait till the food stamps and social programs hit them cheers to jeers too late.
