Breakdown in Relations in the Senate Hobbles Its Ability to Get Things Done

New York Times by Carl Hulse | Jul. 20, 2007 (News Report)

"The last vestiges of courtesy seem to be going out the window," said Senator Trent Lott, the Mississippi Republican who has served as majority and minority leader. "Every time I think the Senate -- Republican or Democrat -- has gone to a point where you can't go any lower, we go lower."

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by James Igoe - Oct. 1, 2008

The story is told from the Republican point of view. When Republican were in power, courtesy to Democrats likely went out the door, and now that the situation is reversed, prominent Republicans are complaining about the turnabout. The article is thoroughly lopsided.

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by Jim Mac Donald - Oct. 1, 2008

The Senate has been like a cat fight for years now and most who watch closely have seen the Democratic side use evey trick in the book against Frist, a Republican gentleman. Democrats are now getting but a small sample of what Republicans put up with when they had a slim majority. This is all very sad.

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