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Originally Posted by Penguin

Regarding the gridlock between Congress and POTUS:
I know many Americans see it as a kind of counter-balance, to keep one team from too much influence, however it can turn out to be a gridlock in the truest meaning:

This is what a congressman from team R says about the current state of affairs:


(source:http://www.campbell.house.gov/index....rticle&id=2090)

USA Today confirms his stance:Congress churns out fewest laws since 1947

Ok. Says the House has passed over a thousand bills. House did their job. Probably most of the rest stalled in Senate, which if I remember correctly is held by the Democrats. The last piece of the pie is it being signed into law.