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Tell the whole story.I had no idea Harry Reid opened the door on simple majority back in 2013 ... I could have sworn this was a Republican tactic prior, when realizing that the General was going to be so difficult to win going forward ...
There's a video floating around of McConnell warning Reid ... It's riveting ... Almost eerie given he seems to suggest that there time is coming in short order ...
Unless your plan is to obfuscate the reality of the political landscape at the time.
In 2009, McConnell warned the American people that he would not work with the president they chose.
For example, the ACA was debated for months; Obama wanted a bipartisan bill, and even though Republicans had a say in what the final version of the bill would include, NOT A SINGLE REPUBLOCAN VOTED FOR IT. Some Democratic members of the House who voted for the bill knew it would cost them their seat in 2010, but they did it because improving healthcare for ALL Americans was bigger than being in Congress.
And it went on like that for 4 years. For the GOP, it was more politically beneficial to obstruct, and they obstructed appointments and bills. That is why Harry Reid took away the filibuster in 2013.
Tell the whole story because right now, you are lying by omission. I don't think baby Jesus likes that very much.