Re: Disturbing
"This is the America I've seen so far. I really hope it gets better choices in 4 years time..."
With any luck, things might have a chance of changing in two. The members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms, so they are all up for reelection in 2018. and the Senators serve six, so 1/3 will be at risk. Congress often changes hands during the midterm elections. You may recall that, as the minority party, hard-line Republican Senators filibustered virtually EVERYTHING that the Democrats tried to do from 2008 - 2010. After Congress changed hands in 2010 they didn't need the filibuster to be obstructionist; they could do it by sheer numbers.
Over the past eight years, they have demonstrated how they think a responsible party should act, both as the minority party and as the majority.
"They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind"