One X-factor in the Dems’ run of lame duck wins was the GOP. They didn’t exactly make it easy for Dems to do stuff…but they could’ve made it harder. Much harder. They ceded back hours of time; they handed Dems the food-safety bill after Dems basically botched it; they wrote this high-dudgeon letter vowing to block all Dem initiatives until taxes and spending were resolved, but then basically didn’t.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=116663