50-50 vote in Senate proves US system is working exactly as designed, sour BBC reports it as proof of partisan 'antagonism'

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The US was designed to move very slowly. If a vote is 50-50, it means the system is working or it may mean the bill is a joke.

10/21/11, "US jobs plan: Senate blocks key proposal," BBC

"The US Senate has failed to pass a key piece of President Barack Obama's jobs bill that would have seen higher taxes on the rich help create jobs for teachers, police and emergency workers. Senators voted 50-50 on the legislation, 10 short of the 60 votes needed to pass the plan....

"The failure to pass the proposal highlights the increasing

• antagonism between Democrats and Republicans,

• observers said.""

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Note to the BBC and select 'observers,' Obama's budget failed in the Senate 97-0 earlier this year showing Democrats and Republicans were in complete harmony.

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Citation for 97-0 Senate vote:

5/30/11, "Washington is Broken, and Needs Leadership. Where is President Obama?" Senator Ron Johnson, RedState.com


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