The American Jobs Act won majority support - but it did not get the 60 vote super majority that the Republican embrace of the filibuster as a way of life has made the norm at the heart of Congressional gridlock.
Why can't everyone report the result the way the New Haven Register did:
"GOP senators defeat Obama's $447B jobs bill."
A Modest Proposal: Call Obstruction What It Is - James Fallows - Politics - The Atlantic: ""GOP senators defeat Obama's $447B jobs bill.""'via Blog this'
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