They call it criminal conspiracy in the justice system.
They called it patriotism in Facist Germany and Communist countries.
Now they call it business as usual in neo-conservative politics.
Blame the four-year partisan deadlock and organized obstruction in Washington D.C. on a Republican plot hatched during Inauguration Day of Jan. 20, 2009.
Senior GOP leaders developed a modus operandi to repeatedly block President Obama's legislative and executive agendas during his entire term and repeatedly blame him for the impasse.
House and Senate Republican poobahs met with former Speaker Newt Gingrich for four hours and planned to bring America's capital to a standstill over economic issues.
Even old Republican ideas offered anew by Democrats were to be derailed by the Party of No.
The political blockade was further strengthened by the 2010 election of several Tea Party buttheads, giving antitax proponents control of the House.
Gridlock, not compromise, now is the essence of politics. (6 MAY 2012)