re: #215 cliffster

Why is it important if one party is using every method at its disposal to prevent legislation from being passed, confirmations going through, etc?

Well, I guess because we actually need to do things, like health care reform, banking regulation reform, we need those appointees to do their jobs. We need a sane opposition that asks for concessions, gets them, and then votes for the compromise bill.

I understand that people want limited government. But broken, nonfunctional government is not limited government.