Pointgod wrote:dckingsfan wrote:Pointgod wrote:Well said. Thank you for saving me the time writing this. The problem like 90% of problems in Congress is the Mitch McConnell and his craven group of goons. There’s no going forward on any policy because Republicans are complete idiots that only know how to be anarchists. You need to judge Democrats on what they do or don’t get done when they control both houses
So, we should only judge Rs by what they do or don't get done when they control both houses? I have no interest in letting either side off the hook.
 
I think it’s fair to judge the Republicans of them have control of Congress for 8 years and 2 years of all three houses. They’ve shown that they’re dysfunctional idiots that can’t hold to campaign promises even when they have no opposition. You seem to assume that Republicans will ever negotiate on good faith, spoiler alert they won’t. So you want to hold the Democrats to standards that don’t make sense. Here’s Mitch McConnell’s response to taking up the 
When asked at a news conference why he wasn’t bringing the House electoral reform bill to the Senate floor, McConnell said, with a grin, "Because I get to decide what we vote on.”  
You fail to acknowledge the pure politics of the Senate not taking up the bill because Republicans know that if more people can vote they lose elections. So what should Nancy Pelosi should have done that would get Mitch McConnell to take a vote on the legislation?
 
First, I like Nancy Pelosi - she has done a really good job holding the house together especially with their recent disfunction and the continuing resolution. I think that when it comes to legislation that can actually pass, she does indeed work on specific proposals. 
My point is that she didn't do that in this case - this piece of legislation was only a political tool - it wasn't any legislation that they thought they should could get through - and that is disappointing. It (most likely) means that there wasn't a single item on that list that the Rs in the Senate would be willing to take up - that doesn't disappoint you?
I also judge both parties and how they act as the minority party. Your post implied you wouldn't do that - evil Rs, therefore Ds get a pass (like the really bad GND) - I can't go there with you and give them a free pass. 
Did the Rs whiff the first two years of this Administration - yup, need to go. 
My two cents...