Your Government At Work, But Not For You

Never for you.  The Dems never had any intention of blocking Obama and the Republicans on this.  The Senate had way more Dem votes than they needed so some of the "Yes" votes were able to vote "No" and make it look like a closer thing than it was.  The power of this country is not with the people, and that power is never defeated.  Obama is as much a tool of the establishment as any Republican president would ever be.  Sure, Obama is no where near as big a fucking brain-dead shitheel as Bush, but that doesn't mean Obama is not a rock-ribbed establishment conservative.