Blame Obama, Not the System
29th April 2010
Rich Lowry speaks (well, writes) wisdom.
We’ve heard how it takes 60 votes to get anything done in the Senate. But prior to Scott Brown, Obama had 60 votes. He couldn’t forge a consensus within his own party because he never convinced his base to settle for anything less than the outer edge of the possible. And here the example of Evan Bayh is telling.