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Republicans keep saying that the Democrats are running a "do-nothing Congress.".(The Week)(Brief article)
Republicans keep saying that the Democrats are running a "do-nothing Congress." We wish. It is a Congress that wants to do a great deal. It has failed to do much only because it has sought to do more than many Republicans are willing to support--and thus it cannot overcome filibusters and vetoes. If Republicans choose to make congressional inaction the centerpiece of their critique of the Democrats, the latter will respond that it's the fault of Republican ...
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