should have taken him up on the offer to work with them, rather than announcing that they were going to oppose everything no matter what.
Your side went with the pure win/lose, no compromise, we don't care what the legislation is we just don't want a win in the other side's stat's strategy. Traded the opportunity to make a difference for a cynical shot at a box score. Played horserace politics when there was real work to be done, and lost. Suck it up.
Your side is dedicated to the President of the United States failing, and if that means disaster for the United States, well, gee, that's just too bad isn't it?
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A little thought experiment for you.
Let's pretend that Obama had made MMS a priority, and brought it to the state you demand, where it was able to prevent the disaster. What would your side be saying about that?