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That's your idea of "bipartisanship?" Seriously?What a load of hoo-hah. Your own numbers in fact look quite bi-partisan.
Yes, that's because a high percentage of southern legislators were a) Democrats and b) racists who supported segregation. Since many of those Democrats switched parties shortly after the civil rights legislation passed, it really doesn't make sense to proclaim it as a triumph of bipartisanship.As for the CRA, hoo-hah again. In fact, if I remember correctly, a higher percentage of Repubs than Dems in both chambers voted for it.
Yeah, there were apparently over 40 of 'em since the early 1960s. Including Jesse Helms, Arlen Spector, Bob Barr, Trent Lott and Elizabeth Dole. (Reagan also switched parties, but not necessarily because of racial issues.)I don't recall any Senator other than Thurmond who later switched parties.
OK, since they asked, here's the list of FORTY TWO Democrats who switched to Republicans in the 1960's and...? - Yahoo! Answers
Actually, several Republicans were in on the early drafting process -- notably Grassley, Snowe and Enzi.During the ACA process, Dems uniformly stiffed the Repubs. Dems sowed the wind and now reap the whirlwind.
The Republicans rejected the idea of the mandates, and switched tactics to obstructing and opposing the law. Even Republicans who previously supported mandates fell into line, and rejected the idea. They had no interest in negotiating or compromising, instead they decided to try and shut down the whole thing.
I.e. the Republicans turned it into an all-or-nothing deal. In doing so, they eliminated the possibility of any negotiations. By fall of 2009, they had no interest in any sort of compromise.
So you tell me, how do you form a compromise with someone who refuses the very idea of compromise...?